EC1V 0HN Islington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clerkenwell. Region: London.
Streets
- Tompion Street, London: 22 addresses
- Upper Street, Islington: 5 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 C (33% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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
- 19, TOMPION STREET, grade II
- 22 TO 25 NORTHAMPTON SQUARE, 11 SEBASTIAN STREET, AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- COLLEGE BUILDING, CITY UNIVERSITY AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 11-18 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 18, 19, 21 AND 21A AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 26 TO 34 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 5 TO 10 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Triangle Estate and 131-135 [odd] Goswell Road,Compton Street: up to 48 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- City Forum, 250 City Road: up to 932 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Chadwell Street Car Park, Chadwell Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Finsbury Leisure Centre: up to 132 homes, not permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Clerkenwell Fire Station: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- 13 St Cross Street London EC1N 8UB, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- 13 St Cross Street London EC1N 8UB: up to 8 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Charles Simmons House, 3 Margery Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 21 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Farringdon 50 million journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Old Street 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Moorgate 8.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Angel Underground Station | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Farringdon Underground Station | 740 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Barbican Underground Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 24 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 85 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Percival Street / Malta Street Finsbury | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Ferry terminal | Blackfriars Pier | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pink Parking | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 50 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.2 km (7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.6 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clerkenwell Medical Practice | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 31 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clerkenwell Pharmacy | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 45 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest London Dental Centre | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Moorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hub | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Peel Centre Hendon - Metropolitan Police | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,730 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Spa Fields 7,790 m² | 360 m |
| Play area | 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 920 m² | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 840 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 19 parks and gardens, 6.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tunbridge House and Boiler House, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m north-west. 542 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 10 of them Grade I and 20 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tunbridge House and Boiler House | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north-west |
| Wells House | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north-west |
| Sadler House and Attached Porter's Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north-west |
| Finsbury Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m west |
| Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west |
| Golden Lane Estate Designed Landscape | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| The Barbican | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| London Wall: section of Roman and medieval wall and bastions, west and north of Monkwell Square | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Barnard's Inn Hall (Mercers' School) | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| East Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) west |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 27 | 27 |
19 of the postcode's 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Islington: see them on the Islington page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 63% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Tompion Street.