# NW5 1HY: area report for a postcode in Islington

NW5 1HY 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 NW5 1HY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) › [NW5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw5) › [NW5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **108 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 2% on July. Islington 004A: 169 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1404,51.5600,NW51HY
- **Tufnell Park, 380 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1404,51.5600,NW51HY
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1404,51.5600,NW51HY
- **No property in NW5 1HY 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=-0.1404,51.5600,NW51HY
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Islington 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1404,51.5600,NW51HY
- **£654,286 average price**: For the whole of Islington, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1404,51.5600,NW51HY
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1404,51.5600,NW51HY
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1404,51.5600,NW51HY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NW5 1HY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1404,51.5600,NW51HY
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NW5 1HY**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1404,51.5600,NW51HY
- **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=-0.1404,51.5600,NW51HY
- **17.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1404,51.5600,NW51HY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wildwood Nature School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wildwood-nature-school-e150298) | Independent | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Acland Burghley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acland-burghley-school-e100053) | Secondary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 55.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hargrave Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hargrave-park-school-e100408) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brookfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookfield-primary-school-e100011) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-upper-holloway-cofe-primary-school-e100439) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eleanor Palmer Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eleanor-palmer-primary-school-e100027) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/la-sainte-union-catholic-secondary-school-e100059) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 54.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Parliament Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parliament-hill-school-e100050) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 58.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £475,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £675,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £590,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £455,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £546,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £615,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £799,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £1,250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Tufnell Park (380 m, 5 minutes on foot); Archway (720 m, 9 minutes on foot); Upper Holloway (850 m, 11 minutes on foot); Gospel Oak (890 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE (410 m); BROOKFIELD PARK SURGERY (440 m); PARLIAMENT HILL SURGERY (640 m)
- Pharmacies: DH ROBERTS CHEMISTS (430 m); ARKLE PHARMACY (550 m); EICO PHARMACY (640 m); WELL (670 m); M SIMMONDS (680 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (430 m); FAMILY DENTAL CARE (550 m); SMILECARE DENTAL CENTRE (670 m); DAY TREATMENT CENTRE (730 m); ARCHWAY DENTAL CARE (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Fortess Road Local (460 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Archway (540 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Archway Station Local (650 m, Sainsburys); Budgens Tufnell Park London (650 m, Budgens); Tesco Dartmouth Park Express (670 m, Tesco)

## 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 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.4** (2025). Islington 004A has a deprivation score of 26.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,213th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £515,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Islington 004A was £515,000 in 2025. Joint 4,352nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,611** (2021). Islington 004A had 1,611 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,539th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Islington 004A, 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.

## NW5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £677,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NW5 was £677,500 in 2025. 90th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,048** (2021). NW5 had 31,048 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 866th 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 NW5 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In NW5, 97.7% 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: 51.5600, -0.1404

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), 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=-0.1404,51.5600,NW51HY

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