N19 3JS Islington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hillrise. Region: London.
Streets
- Harberton Road, London: 44 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 D (30% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Whitehall Park (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Archway Campus, Highgate Hill: up to 330 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Vorley Road/Archway Bus Station: up to 72 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Hillside Estate: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Land rear of Tudor Close N6 5PR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 798-804 Holloway Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Jobcentre Plus, 1 Elthorne Road: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Jobcentre Plus, 1 Elthorne Road: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Elthorne Estate: up to 46 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 9 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 44 addresses are between 72 m and 74 m above sea level (73 m on average).
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 | Upper Holloway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Crouch Hill 901,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Gospel Oak 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Archway Underground Station | 380 m |
| Highgate Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Tufnell Park Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 55 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Waterlow Road Archway | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest RCP - Archway Car Park | 160 m |
| EV charging points | 35 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15 km (9.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Johns Way Medical Centre | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Archway Dental Care | 340 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 380 m |
| Police station | Police Training Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,720 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Waterlow Park 10 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,100 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 12 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Joseph, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m (0.3 miles) west. 163 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Joseph | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Cromwell House | Listed building, Grade I | 540 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Forecourt Walls to Cromwell House | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m (0.3 miles) west |
| 106 (Ireton House), 106A and 108 (Lyndale House), Highgate Hill | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 830 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Number 2 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Number 3 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Highgate Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 44 |
41 of the postcode's 44 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 68% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 72% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Harberton Road.