# W1W 8YT: area report for a postcode in Islington

W1W 8YT 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 W1W 8YT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) › [W1W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1w) › [W1W 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1w-8)

## Around this postcode

- **175 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 1% on July. Islington 022F: 275 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1120,51.5246,W1W8YT
- **Farringdon, 680 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1120,51.5246,W1W8YT
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1120,51.5246,W1W8YT
- **No property in W1W 8YT 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=-0.1120,51.5246,W1W8YT
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Islington 022F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1120,51.5246,W1W8YT
- **£674,592 average price**: For the whole of Islington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1120,51.5246,W1W8YT
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1120,51.5246,W1W8YT
- **24 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1120,51.5246,W1W8YT
- **97% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.1120,51.5246,W1W8YT
- **Moderate road and rail noise at W1W 8YT**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1120,51.5246,W1W8YT
- **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=-0.1120,51.5246,W1W8YT
- **25.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1120,51.5246,W1W8YT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Christopher Hatton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christopher-hatton-primary-school-e130342) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-george-the-martyr-church-of-england-primary-school-e100040) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Alban's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-church-of-england-primary-school-e100036) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Capital City College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/capital-city-college-e130421) | Sixth form and further education | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hugh Myddelton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hugh-myddelton-primary-school-e131842) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, January 2024 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH](https://openindex.co.uk/school/childrens-hospital-school-at-gt-ormond-street-and-uch-e100060) | Special | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [Thomas Coram Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-coram-centre-e100005) | Nursery | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | – |
| [City Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-junior-school-e149158) | Independent | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £540,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £1,417,520 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £1,675,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £1,300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £830,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £530,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2023 | £720,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £1,530,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Farringdon (680 m, 8 minutes on foot); Farringdon (690 m, 9 minutes on foot); Chancery Lane (710 m, 9 minutes on foot); Russell Square (870 m, 11 minutes on foot); Holborn (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE (220 m); DR SEGARAJASINGHE (220 m); GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP CHANCERY LANE (270 m); AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE (390 m); HOLBORN MEDICAL CENTRE (520 m)
- Pharmacies: CLERKENWELL PHARMACY (250 m); GRAY'S INN PHARMACY (270 m); BOUTALLS PHARMACY (530 m); WC & K KING CHEMIST (550 m); BOOTS (730 m)
- Dental practices: FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE (220 m); LEATHER LANE DENTAL PRACTICE (470 m); GRAY'S INN ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (560 m); CONDUIT DENTAL SURGERY (570 m); DENTAL SURGERY (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys London Clerkenwell Road Local (310 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Finsbury - Tysoe Street (310 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Grays Inn Road (340 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Islington St John Street Local (620 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Farringdon Rd Express (640 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 022F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.7** (2025). Islington 022F has a deprivation score of 24.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,272nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £879,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Islington 022F was £879,000 in 2025. 695th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,709** (2021). Islington 022F had 1,709 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,136th 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In Islington 022F, 97.3% 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.

## W1W (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £723,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W1W was £723,500 in 2025. 67th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 3,913** (2021). W1W had 3,913 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 391st least 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 W1W 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In W1W, 95.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington)
- Centre: 51.5246, -0.1120

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)
- [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=-0.1120,51.5246,W1W8YT

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