# N1 3EL: area report for a postcode in Islington

N1 3EL 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 3EL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) › [N1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1) › [N1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **131 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Islington 018A: 99 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0890,51.5401,N13EL
- **Essex Road, 510 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0890,51.5401,N13EL
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0890,51.5401,N13EL
- **No property in N1 3EL 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=-0.0890,51.5401,N13EL
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Islington 018A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0890,51.5401,N13EL
- **£654,286 average price**: For the whole of Islington, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0890,51.5401,N13EL
- **9 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0890,51.5401,N13EL
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0890,51.5401,N13EL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at N1 3EL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0890,51.5401,N13EL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at N1 3EL**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0890,51.5401,N13EL
- **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=-0.0890,51.5401,N13EL
- **20.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0890,51.5401,N13EL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rotherfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rotherfield-primary-school-e131740) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hackney New Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hackney-new-primary-school-e142112) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rosemary Works School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosemary-works-school-e132791) | Independent | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Shoreditch Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shoreditch-park-primary-school-e100245) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paul's Waldorf School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-waldorf-school-e131362) | Independent | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/comet-nursery-school-and-childrens-centre-e100213) | Nursery | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | – |
| [City of London Academy Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-academy-islington-e135587) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-bridge-house-senior-canonbury-school-e141250) | Independent | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2023 | £540,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2023 | £950,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £1,020,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2023 | £980,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| July 2024 | £850,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £565,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2025 | £726,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £344,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Essex Road (510 m, 6 minutes on foot); Haggerston (930 m, 12 minutes on foot); Canonbury (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE (230 m); NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE (340 m); RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE (530 m); THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY (560 m); SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY (750 m)
- Pharmacies: NEW NORTH PHARMACY (340 m); LEOPRIM CHEMIST (390 m); APEX PHARMACY (410 m); SAVEMAIN LTD (540 m); OSBON PHARMACY (580 m)
- Dental practices: THE IVORYROOM DENTALCARE (280 m); N1 DENTAL SURGERY (560 m); CHARLES LANDAU DENTAL SURGERY (640 m); DENTAL BEAUTY DALSTON (810 m); NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Southgate Rd Express (310 m, Tesco); Tesco New North Rd Express (360 m, Tesco); Tesco Islington Express (390 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Essex Road Local (450 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Gainsborough Studios (490 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £654,286** (August 2026). Islington’s average house price was £654,286 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 8.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 12.9×** (2025). A home in Islington costs 12.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 11th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 018A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.6** (2025). Islington 018A has a deprivation score of 35.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,925th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £726,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Islington 018A was £726,000 in 2025. 1,346th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,444** (2021). Islington 018A had 1,444 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,257th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Islington 018A, 100.0% 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.

## 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: 51.5401, -0.0890

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), August 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=-0.0890,51.5401,N13EL

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