EC1V 0DF Islington
Live postcode, introduced December 1998. Ward: Bunhill. Region: London.
Streets
- Great Sutton Street, London: 11 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Islington in 2026-27: Band D £2,108 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,405 | £1,640 | £1,874 | £2,108 | £2,577 | £3,045 | £3,514 | £4,216 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (38% of about 1,560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hat and Feathers (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE HAT AND FEATHERS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Triangle Estate and 131-135 [odd] Goswell Road,Compton Street: up to 48 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Finsbury Leisure Centre: up to 132 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Peabody Whitecross Estate, Roscoe Street: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Bernard Morgan House 43 Golden Lane London EC1Y 0RS: up to 99 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Richard Cloudesley School: up to 66 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- 13 St Cross Street London EC1N 8UB, permissioned (560 m)
- 13 St Cross Street London EC1N 8UB: up to 8 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- City Forum, 250 City Road: up to 932 homes, permissioned (560 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 19 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Farringdon 50 million journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m |
| Old Street 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m | |
| Moorgate 8.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Barbican Underground Station | 400 m |
| Farringdon Underground Station | 520 m | |
| Old Street Underground Station | 870 m | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 85 within 800 m; nearest Goswell Road / Great Sutton St St Lukes | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 1.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Blackfriars Pier | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 11 within 800 m; nearest Pink Parking | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 40 within 1.6 km; nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Neaman Practice | 530 m |
| Pharmacies | 26 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pharmica | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 48 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Street Dental Clinic | 210 m |
| Hospital | St Bartholomews Hospital | 570 m |
| Police station | Snowhill Police Station | 780 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 18 within 800 m; nearest The Green 3,240 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Spa Fields 7,790 m² | 590 m |
| Play area | 19 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 720 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 840 m² | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 18 parks and gardens, 5.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Crescent House Including Ground Floor Shops and Shakespeare Public House, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m south-east. 513 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 20 of them Grade I and 38 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent House Including Ground Floor Shops and Shakespeare Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south-east |
| Priory Church of St John of Jerusalem | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m west |
| The Charterhouse | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m south |
| St John's Gate | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m south-west |
| Golden Lane Estate Designed Landscape | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 290 m south-east |
| Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell | Scheduled monument | 410 m west |
| The Barbican | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 600 m south-east |
| London Wall: section of Roman and medieval wall and bastions, west and north of Monkwell Square | Scheduled monument | 710 m south-east |
| London Wall: site of the Roman and medieval gateway of Cripple Gate | Scheduled monument | 760 m south-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south-east |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 2.6 km south-west |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 2.8 km south-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.3 km south-east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 4.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 29.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 11 |
11 of the postcode's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 71% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 0% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 96% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 80% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Great Sutton Street.