N19 5DS Islington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Junction. Region: London.
Streets
- Salisbury Walk, London: 68 addresses
- Magdala Avenue, 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 (32% of about 1,050 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Archway Campus, Highgate Hill: up to 330 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Vorley Road/Archway Bus Station: up to 72 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- 798-804 Holloway Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Jobcentre Plus, 1 Elthorne Road: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Jobcentre Plus, 1 Elthorne Road: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Highgate Newtown Community Centre - Unit A, B, C, D & E, 25 Bertram Street, London, N19 5DQ: up to 39 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Elthorne Estate: up to 46 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Land rear of Tudor Close N6 5PR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
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 69 addresses are between 61 m and 63 m above sea level (62 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 | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Gospel Oak 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Crouch Hill 901,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Archway Underground Station | 200 m |
| Tufnell Park Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Highgate Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 50 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whittington Hospital Archway | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest RCP - Archway Car Park | 190 m |
| EV charging points | 39 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15 km (9.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.8 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brookfield Park Surgery | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Treatment Centre | 120 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 120 m |
| Police station | Police Training Centre | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,330 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Waterlow Park 10 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,100 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 11 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Joseph, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 183 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 19 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Joseph | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Tomb of Karl Marx and Family in Highgate (Eastern) Cemetry | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Lauderdale House | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Forecourt Walls to Cromwell House | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 630 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Number 2 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Number 3 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Highgate Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.5 | 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.
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 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 58% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 26% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 38% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Salisbury Walk.