N4 3QA Islington
Live postcode, introduced November 2006. Ward: Tollington. Region: London.
Streets
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 (39% of about 1,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Tollington 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 1.0 km
- Andover Estate, 61 Corker Walk: up to 71 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Holloway Police Station, 284 Hornsey Road: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- The Laundry (Site A), Hanley Crouch Community Centre, 21 Sparsholt Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- 103-115 Stroud Green Road: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Tesco, 105-119 Stroud Green Road: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- 38 Stapleton Hall Road London N4 3QD, permissioned (730 m)
- 38 Stapleton Hall Road London N4 3QD, permissioned (730 m)
- 18-20 Stroud Green Road: up to 63 homes (740 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 34 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 | 650 m |
| Finsbury Park 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m | |
| Upper Holloway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Finsbury Park Underground Station | 760 m |
| Arsenal Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Archway Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Tollington Park Holloway | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | Waitrose Holloway Road Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 44 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hanley Primary Care Centre | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Chemitex Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 170 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Holloway Police Station | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Landseer Gardens 1,970 m² | 430 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Whittington Park 3.9 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 24 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,260 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,790 m² | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 8.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rainbow Theatre, former cinema, a listed building (Grade II*), 730 m south-east. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Theatre, former cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m south-east |
| St John's Church With St Peter's and Churchyard Wall and Gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m west |
| Finsbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north-east |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 7.0 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km east |
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km east |
| East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km east |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north-west |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 3.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 64% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.