EC1V 7PN Islington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Peter's & Canalside. Region: London.
Streets
- Rawstorne Street, London: 14 addresses
- Paget Street, London: 1 address
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: 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: 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
- 11 AND 12, WYNYATT STREET, grade II
- 3-15 and 17-20 Rawstorne Street, grade II
- 49-52 Rawstorne Street, grade II
- 54-61, Rawstorne Road, grade II
- BREWERS BUILDINGS AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 15 TO 18 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 310 TO 324 (EVEN) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Chadwell Street Car Park, Chadwell Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 1-6 floors(rear buil)&roof (front buil), 1-9 White Lion Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- The Triangle Estate and 131-135 [odd] Goswell Road,Compton Street: up to 48 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- City Forum, 250 City Road: up to 932 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Public Carriage Office, 15 Penton Street: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- Public Carriage Office, 15 Penton Street: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- Finsbury Leisure Centre: up to 132 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Cluse Court Estate: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (680 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 24 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 | 1.0 km |
| Old Street 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Essex Road 698,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Angel Underground Station | 410 m |
| Farringdon Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Barbican Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 83 within 800 m; nearest Friend Street / Sadlers Wells Finsbury | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 1.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Blackfriars Pier | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | 10 within 800 m; nearest Sadlers Wells Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 54 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Amwell Group Practice | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 31 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 38 practices within 1.6 km; nearest London City Smiles | 420 m |
| Hospital | Moorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hub | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Islington Police Station | 740 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food London - City Road, Islington | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 20 within 800 m; nearest Spa Green Garden 4,330 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Shepherdess Walk 8,760 m² | 690 m |
| Play area | 27 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 920 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 840 m² | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 20 parks and gardens, 6.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sadler House and Attached Porter's Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m west. 502 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 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* | 150 m west |
| Tunbridge House and Boiler House | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-west |
| Wells House | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south-west |
| New River Head (former Metropolitan Water Board offices) | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m west |
| Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell | Scheduled monument | 640 m south |
| Golden Lane Estate Designed Landscape | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 910 m south-east |
| Bunhill Fields Burial Ground | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.2 km south-east |
| London Wall: section of Roman and medieval wall and bastions, west and north of Monkwell Square | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Barnard's Inn Hall (Mercers' School) | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.0 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 3.1 km south-west |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 4.2 km west |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.8 km south-east |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 4.9 km north-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 15 |
15 of the postcode's 15 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 4% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 94% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 70% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Rawstorne Street.