# N1 1GB: area report for a postcode in Islington

N1 1GB is a postcode in Islington.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Islington. Open the map at N1 1GB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) › [N1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1) › [N1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **180 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Islington 017A: 117 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1079,51.5449,N11GB
- **Highbury and Islington, 320 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1079,51.5449,N11GB
- **13 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1079,51.5449,N11GB
- **No property in N1 1GB listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1079,51.5449,N11GB
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Islington 017A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1079,51.5449,N11GB
- **£674,592 average price**: For the whole of Islington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1079,51.5449,N11GB
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1079,51.5449,N11GB
- **16 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1079,51.5449,N11GB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at N1 1GB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1079,51.5449,N11GB
- **Loud road and rail noise at N1 1GB**: Road 66 dB, rail 62 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1079,51.5449,N11GB
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1079,51.5449,N11GB
- **20.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1079,51.5449,N11GB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Laycock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laycock-primary-school-e100411) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary Magdalene Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-magdalene-academy-e134314) | All-through | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New River College Secondary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-river-college-secondary-e100391) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |
| [The Courtyard Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-courtyard-islington-e139418) | Special | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [Thornhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-primary-school-e100425) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Canonbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canonbury-primary-school-e131773) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Tyndale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-tyndale-primary-school-e137566) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-bridge-house-senior-canonbury-school-e141250) | Independent | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £490,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £820,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| January 2026 | £620,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2024 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £510,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £800,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £1,160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Highbury and Islington (320 m, 4 minutes on foot); Highbury & Islington (350 m, 4 minutes on foot); Caledonian Road and Barnsbury (650 m, 8 minutes on foot); Caledonian Road (840 m, 10 minutes on foot); Drayton Park (890 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE (160 m); THE MEDICAL CENTRE (700 m); ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION (820 m); THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE (870 m); RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: ROSE CHEMIST (300 m); DERMACIA PHARMACY (450 m); EGERTON CHEMIST (520 m); CARTERS CHEMIST (530 m); ATKINS CHEMIST (610 m)
- Dental practices: PENTONVILLE (DENTAL PRACTICE) (550 m); SMILE DENTAL CARE PENTONVILLE (550 m); NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE (660 m); DENTAL SURGERY (800 m); PICKERINGS DENTAL SURGERY (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Highbury Express (300 m, Tesco); Budgens Barnsbury London (330 m, Budgens); Little Waitrose Highbury Corner (340 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Islington St Pauls Road Local (480 m, Sainsburys); Little Waitrose Shell Holloway (600 m, Waitrose)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £674,592** (July 2026). Islington’s average house price was £674,592 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 4.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £50,692** (2025). Full-time workers living in Islington earned a median of £50,692 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 13th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 13.3×** (2025). A home in Islington costs 13.3 times local full-time pay. 11th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 26.7** (2025). Islington has a deprivation score of 26.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 62nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Islington 017A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.6** (2025). Islington 017A has a deprivation score of 21.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,409th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £815,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Islington 017A was £815,000 in 2025. Joint 923rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,040** (2021). Islington 017A had 2,040 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,704th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.1%** (January 2026). In Islington 017A, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## N1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £675,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in N1 was £675,000 in 2025. 92nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 92,400** (2021). N1 had 92,400 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 11th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in N1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.5%** (January 2026). In N1, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington)
- Centre: 51.5449, -0.1079

Council: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Islington South and Finsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/islington-south-and-finsbury): Emily Thornberry (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1079,51.5449,N11GB

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