N1 2EF Islington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Mary's & St James'. Region: London.
Streets
- Sebbon Street, London: 68 addresses
- Richmond Grove, 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 (41% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- Islington Town Hall, grade II
- NUMBERS 72-84 (EVEN) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Site 2 (Block C), Royal Mail Sorting Office, 5-6 Almeida Street and 128 & 130 Upper Street: up to 76 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Block A,B,D,F (Site 1), Islington Square, 116 Upper Street (Former North London Mail Centre): up to 185 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Dixon Clark Court, Canonbury Road: up to 41 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Car Park, Windsor Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- 3rd and 4th floor, 9-17 St Alban's Place: up to 5 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Ground, 1st and 2nd floor, 3 Barnsbury Square: up to 6 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Cluse Court Estate: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 66 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 32 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 | Essex Road 698,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 340 m |
| Highbury and Islington 24 million journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m | |
| Canonbury 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Highbury & Islington Underground Station | 570 m |
| Angel Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Caledonian Road Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Islington Town Hall | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 2.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 3.2 km |
| Car parks | Sainsburys London Islington Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 62 within 1.6 km; nearest TotalEnergies Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest River Place Health Centre | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 26 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Clan Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest North Central London Integrated Care | 230 m |
| Hospital | Moorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hub | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service London | 430 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Shell Upper Street Cashzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 19 within 800 m; nearest Pleasant Place Garden 7,130 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Highbury Fields 9.8 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 20 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | Caledonian Park 2.1 ha | 1.7 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 840 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 19 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 3, Terrett's Place, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m south-west. 446 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 3, Terrett's Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-west |
| Former Carlton Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m east |
| Canonbury Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north-east |
| 6-9, Canonbury Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-east |
| Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south |
| Golden Lane Estate Designed Landscape | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km south |
| Bunhill Fields Burial Ground | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.1 km south-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 4.1 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north |
| West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north |
| East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km north |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 4.2 km west |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 4.4 km south |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 4.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 68 | 69 |
1 of the postcode's 69 addresses is 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 79% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 3% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 32% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Sebbon Street.