# N5 1HX: area report for a postcode in Islington

N5 1HX 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 N5 1HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) › [N5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n5) › [N5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **103 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 36% on July. Islington 013B: 171 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0995,51.5484,N51HX
- **Highbury & Islington, 350 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0995,51.5484,N51HX
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0995,51.5484,N51HX
- **No property in N5 1HX 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=-0.0995,51.5484,N51HX
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Islington 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0995,51.5484,N51HX
- **£674,592 average price**: For the whole of Islington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0995,51.5484,N51HX
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0995,51.5484,N51HX
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0995,51.5484,N51HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at N5 1HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0995,51.5484,N51HX
- **Low road and rail noise at N5 1HX**: Road 53 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0995,51.5484,N51HX
- **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=-0.0995,51.5484,N51HX
- **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=-0.0995,51.5484,N51HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Samuel Rhodes MLD School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/samuel-rhodes-mld-school-e100469) | Special | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [City of London Academy Highbury Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-academy-highbury-grove-e144962) | Secondary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Canonbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canonbury-primary-school-e131773) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 78% 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 | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Courtyard Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-courtyard-islington-e139418) | Special | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [Highbury Fields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highbury-fields-school-e100455) | Secondary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 56.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The London Screen Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-london-screen-academy-e146031) | Sixth form and further education | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Laycock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laycock-primary-school-e100411) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £2,750,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £1,805,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| March 2025 | £2,250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| December 2025 | £517,152 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2025 | £1,870,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2025 | £2,610,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £1,750,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2025 | £2,401,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Highbury & Islington (350 m, 4 minutes on foot); Highbury and Islington (390 m, 5 minutes on foot); Canonbury (510 m, 6 minutes on foot); Drayton Park (640 m, 8 minutes on foot); Essex Road (890 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE MILLER PRACTICE (610 m); ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE (610 m); THE MEDICAL CENTRE (770 m); HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (800 m); RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE (900 m)
- Pharmacies: ROSE CHEMIST (450 m); HIGHBURY PHARMACY (580 m); DERMACIA PHARMACY (630 m); EGERTON CHEMIST (650 m); ATKINS CHEMIST (690 m)
- Dental practices: HIGHBURY DENTAL PRACTICE (650 m); N1 DENTAL SURGERY (870 m); KINDAN DENTAL (890 m); THE IVORYROOM DENTALCARE (900 m); NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Islington St Pauls Road Local (280 m, Sainsburys); Little Waitrose Highbury Corner (360 m, Waitrose); Tesco Highbury Express (410 m, Tesco); Budgens Barnsbury London (610 m, Budgens); Little Waitrose Shell Holloway (670 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 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.3** (2025). Islington 013B has a deprivation score of 11.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,272nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,805,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Islington 013B was £1,805,000 in 2025. 58th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,260** (2021). Islington 013B had 2,260 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,335th 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: 94.9%** (January 2026). In Islington 013B, 94.9% 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.

## N5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £700,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in N5 was £700,000 in 2025. 81st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,461** (2021). N5 had 25,461 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,147th 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 N5 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In N5, 98.2% 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: 51.5484, -0.0995

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

## Your MP

- [Islington North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/islington-north): Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party), 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=-0.0995,51.5484,N51HX

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