N4 3BT Islington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tollington. Region: London.
Streets
- Thorpedale Road, London: 20 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 C (38% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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 1.0 km
- The Laundry (Site A), Hanley Crouch Community Centre, 21 Sparsholt Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 103-115 Stroud Green Road: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Tesco, 105-119 Stroud Green Road: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- 38 Stapleton Hall Road London N4 3QD, permissioned (400 m)
- 38 Stapleton Hall Road London N4 3QD, permissioned (400 m)
- Andover Estate, 61 Corker Walk: up to 71 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Ednam House Florence Road London N4 4DH, permissioned (630 m)
- 18-20 Stroud Green Road: up to 63 homes (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 18 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 37 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 | Crouch Hill 901,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| Finsbury Park 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m | |
| Upper Holloway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Finsbury Park Underground Station | 830 m |
| Arsenal Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Archway Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Almington Street Holloway | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 4.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 3.7 km |
| Car parks | Best Western Seven Sisters- Indoor Event Parking | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 37 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stroud Green Medical Centre | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Nuchem Pharmaceuticals LTD | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 22 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Nice Smile Dental Surgery | 320 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Holloway Police Station | 720 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,610 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Finsbury Park 48 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 23 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,260 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,790 m² | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 52 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rainbow Theatre, former cinema, a listed building (Grade II*), 900 m south-east. 24 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Theatre, former cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m south-east |
| Finsbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km east |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.0 km west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 7.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-east |
| East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km east |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 3.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.7 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Thorpedale Road.