# N1 8QW: area report for a postcode in Islington

N1 8QW 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 8QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) › [N1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1) › [N1 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1-8)

## Around this postcode

- **170 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Islington 018D: 51 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0988,51.5383,N18QW
- **Essex Road, 320 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0988,51.5383,N18QW
- **13 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0988,51.5383,N18QW
- **No property in N1 8QW 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=-0.0988,51.5383,N18QW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Islington 018D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0988,51.5383,N18QW
- **£674,592 average price**: For the whole of Islington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0988,51.5383,N18QW
- **8 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0988,51.5383,N18QW
- **18 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0988,51.5383,N18QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at N1 8QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0988,51.5383,N18QW
- **Loud road and rail noise at N1 8QW**: Road 72 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0988,51.5383,N18QW
- **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=-0.0988,51.5383,N18QW
- **23.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0988,51.5383,N18QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e100446) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City of London Academy Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-academy-islington-e135587) | Secondary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Richard Cloudesley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-cloudesley-school-e100467) | Special | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | – |
| [William Tyndale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-tyndale-primary-school-e137566) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rotherfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rotherfield-primary-school-e131740) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hanover Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hanover-primary-school-e100407) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-evangelist-catholic-primary-school-e100438) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 35% 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 | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £1,300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2024 | £807,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| October 2024 | £865,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2025 | £345,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| July 2024 | £1,100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| July 2025 | £800,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £710,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Essex Road (320 m, 4 minutes on foot); Angel (800 m, 10 minutes on foot); Highbury and Islington (940 m, 12 minutes on foot); Highbury & Islington (950 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE (290 m); ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (330 m); ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE (480 m); NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE (510 m); RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE (740 m)
- Pharmacies: ESSEX PHARMACY (130 m); OSBON PHARMACY (200 m); SAVEMAIN LTD (220 m); CLAN PHARMACY (350 m); APEX PHARMACY (400 m)
- Dental practices: CHARLES LANDAU DENTAL SURGERY (280 m); PICKERINGS DENTAL SURGERY (290 m); NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE (340 m); ISLINGTON GREEN DENTAL PRACTICE (450 m); THE IVORYROOM DENTALCARE (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Planet Organic Islington (70 m, Planet Organic); Budgens - Essex Road (120 m, Budgens); Sainsburys Upper Street Local (290 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Angel Islington (290 m, The Southern Co-operative); Tesco Islington Express (350 m, Tesco)

## 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 018D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.1** (2025). Islington 018D has a deprivation score of 29.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,704th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,908** (2021). Islington 018D had 1,908 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,040th 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Islington 018D, 99.6% 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: 6.3%** (August 2026). In Islington 018D, 6.3% 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: 51.5383, -0.0988

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=-0.0988,51.5383,N18QW

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