EC1V 4ND Islington
Live postcode, introduced November 2006. Ward: St Peter's & Canalside. Region: London.
Streets
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 F (21% of about 1,310 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, New River (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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
- 1 AND 2, CHADWELL STREET, grade II
- 357-363, GOSWELL ROAD (See details for further address information), grade II
- 383 TO 399, ST JOHN STREET AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- 396, ST JOHN STREET, grade II
- NUMBERS 12-23 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 2-10 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 353-355 (ODD) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 372 TO 390 (EVEN) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 4 AND 5 AND RAILINGS ATTACHED TO NUMBER 5, grade II
- OLD RED LION PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Chadwell Street Car Park, Chadwell Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 1-6 floors(rear buil)&roof (front buil), 1-9 White Lion Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Public Carriage Office, 15 Penton Street: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Public Carriage Office, 15 Penton Street: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- 3rd and 4th floor, 9-17 St Alban's Place: up to 5 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Cluse Court Estate: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- Charles Simmons House, 3 Margery Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- The Triangle Estate and 131-135 [odd] Goswell Road,Compton Street: up to 48 homes, permissioned (710 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 31 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 | London Kings Cross 28 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Farringdon 50 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Essex Road 698,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Angel Underground Station | 160 m |
| King's Cross St. Pancras Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Farringdon Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 26 stops within 400 m, 76 within 800 m; nearest St John Street / Goswell Road Angel | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 1.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Blackfriars Pier | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest Sadlers Wells Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 48 within 1.6 km; nearest TotalEnergies Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ritchie Street Group Practice | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 32 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 33 practices within 1.6 km; nearest London City Smiles | 150 m |
| Hospital | The Eastman Dental Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Islington Police Station | 470 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 19 within 800 m; nearest Owens Fields 1,660 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Barnard Park 3.6 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 30 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 920 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 840 m² | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 19 parks and gardens, 9.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sadler House and Attached Porter's Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m south. 514 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sadler House and Attached Porter's Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south |
| Wells House | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south |
| Tunbridge House and Boiler House | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south |
| New River Head (former Metropolitan Water Board offices) | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south |
| Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell | Scheduled monument | 830 m south |
| Golden Lane Estate Designed Landscape | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-east |
| St George's Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km south-west |
| Barnard's Inn Hall (Mercers' School) | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| London Wall: section of Roman and medieval wall and bastions, west and north of Monkwell Square | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 3.2 km south |
| Three Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km west |
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km north |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south-east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 3.9 km west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 4.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 26.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 18 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 18 |
18 of the postcode's 18 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 64% | 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) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 76% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 2% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 83% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.