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

N5 1SZ 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 1SZ 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

- **88 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 6% on July. Islington 013C: 80 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0990,51.5538,N51SZ
- **Drayton Park, 460 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0990,51.5538,N51SZ
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0990,51.5538,N51SZ
- **No property in N5 1SZ 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=-0.0990,51.5538,N51SZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Islington 013C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0990,51.5538,N51SZ
- **£674,592 average price**: For the whole of Islington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0990,51.5538,N51SZ
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0990,51.5538,N51SZ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0990,51.5538,N51SZ
- **100% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.0990,51.5538,N51SZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at N5 1SZ**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0990,51.5538,N51SZ
- **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=-0.0990,51.5538,N51SZ
- **19.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0990,51.5538,N51SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The London Screen Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-london-screen-academy-e146031) | Sixth form and further education | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Highbury Fields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highbury-fields-school-e100455) | Secondary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 56.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Joan of Arc RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-joan-of-arc-rc-primary-school-e100449) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City of London Academy Highbury Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-academy-highbury-grove-e144962) | Secondary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-highbury-vale-cofe-primary-school-e100440) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Drayton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drayton-park-primary-school-e100402) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, June 2025 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Samuel Rhodes MLD School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/samuel-rhodes-mld-school-e100469) | Special | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Gillespie Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gillespie-primary-school-e100405) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £903,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| January 2025 | £415,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2025 | £750,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2024 | £890,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £750,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2024 | £1,265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2023 | £885,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2024 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Drayton Park (460 m, 6 minutes on foot); Canonbury (730 m, 9 minutes on foot); Arsenal (800 m, 10 minutes on foot); Highbury & Islington (880 m, 11 minutes on foot); Highbury and Islington (910 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (290 m); THE MILLER PRACTICE (540 m); THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY (780 m); THE MEDICAL CENTRE (810 m); MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: HIGHBURY PHARMACY (60 m); C&H PHARMACY (640 m); SAFEDALE LTD (730 m); ATKINS CHEMIST (790 m); EGERTON CHEMIST (820 m)
- Dental practices: HIGHBURY DENTAL PRACTICE (50 m); VISTARA SMILES (430 m); KINDAN DENTAL (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Drayton Park Express (450 m, Tesco); Co-op Highbury - Queensland Terrace (740 m, The Co-operative Group); Little Waitrose Shell Holloway (780 m, Waitrose); Tesco Stoke Newington Green Lanes Express (800 m, Tesco); Little Waitrose Highbury Corner (840 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 013C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.0** (2025). Islington 013C has a deprivation score of 16.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,465th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £850,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Islington 013C was £850,000 in 2025. Joint 790th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,412** (2021). Islington 013C 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Islington 013C, 99.2% 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.

## 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: 51.5538, -0.0990

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.0990,51.5538,N51SZ

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