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

N1 1LJ 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 1LJ 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

- **162 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Islington 016D: 197 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1064,51.5439,N11LJ
- **Highbury and Islington, 310 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1064,51.5439,N11LJ
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1064,51.5439,N11LJ
- **No property in N1 1LJ 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=-0.1064,51.5439,N11LJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Islington 016D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1064,51.5439,N11LJ
- **£674,592 average price**: For the whole of Islington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1064,51.5439,N11LJ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1064,51.5439,N11LJ
- **16 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1064,51.5439,N11LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at N1 1LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1064,51.5439,N11LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at N1 1LJ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1064,51.5439,N11LJ
- **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=-0.1064,51.5439,N11LJ
- **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=-0.1064,51.5439,N11LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Laycock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laycock-primary-school-e100411) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Tyndale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-tyndale-primary-school-e137566) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thornhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-primary-school-e100425) | Primary | 420 m (5 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 | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary Magdalene Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-magdalene-academy-e134314) | All-through | 450 m (6 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 | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |
| [The Courtyard Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-courtyard-islington-e139418) | Special | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-bridge-house-senior-canonbury-school-e141250) | Independent | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £800,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £485,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £717,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £1,270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £1,510,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £775,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £872,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Highbury and Islington (310 m, 4 minutes on foot); Highbury & Islington (340 m, 4 minutes on foot); Caledonian Road and Barnsbury (720 m, 9 minutes on foot); Essex Road (780 m, 10 minutes on foot); Caledonian Road (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE (80 m); RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE (780 m); THE MEDICAL CENTRE (830 m); ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION (970 m)
- Pharmacies: ROSE CHEMIST (250 m); DERMACIA PHARMACY (310 m); CLAN PHARMACY (480 m); EGERTON CHEMIST (650 m); CARTERS CHEMIST (660 m)
- Dental practices: NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE (520 m); PENTONVILLE (DENTAL PRACTICE) (670 m); SMILE DENTAL CARE PENTONVILLE (670 m); PICKERINGS DENTAL SURGERY (700 m); DENTAL SURGERY (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Barnsbury London (200 m, Budgens); Tesco Highbury Express (330 m, Tesco); Little Waitrose Highbury Corner (370 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Islington St Pauls Road Local (430 m, Sainsburys); Little Waitrose Shell Holloway (720 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 016D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.0** (2025). Islington 016D has a deprivation score of 46.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,161st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,412** (2021). Islington 016D had 1,412 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,751st least 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: 84.0%** (January 2026). In Islington 016D, 84.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 8.3%** (August 2026). In Islington 016D, 8.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.5439, -0.1064

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=-0.1064,51.5439,N11LJ

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