N7 0AE Islington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tufnell Park. Region: London.
Streets
- Huddleston Road, London: 42 addresses
- St George's 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 D (36% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Tufnell 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
- 41 Fortess Road London NW5 1AD: up to 6 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 41 Fortess Road London NW5 1AD, permissioned (580 m)
- Land Adjoining no 42 Falkland Road London NW5 2PX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Land Adjoining no 42 Falkland Road London NW5 2PX, permissioned (620 m)
- 1-8 College Yard Kentish Town London NW5 1NX, permissioned (720 m)
- 1-8 College Yard Kentish Town London NW5 1NX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- Wedmore Estate Car Park: up to 19 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- Old Postman’s Office 30 Leighton Road London NW5 2QE, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 18 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 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 | Kentish Town 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m |
| Upper Holloway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m | |
| Gospel Oak 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Tufnell Park Underground Station | 310 m |
| Kentish Town Underground Station | 850 m | |
| Archway Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Campdale Road Tufnell Park | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | RCP - Archway Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 72 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Junction Medical Practice | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dh Roberts Chemists | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 360 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Police Training Centre | 850 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest NK Convenience Store Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,520 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Whittington Park 3.9 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 27 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 880 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 5.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary Brookfield, a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m north-west. 56 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary Brookfield | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m north-west |
| St John's Church With St Peter's and Churchyard Wall and Gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m north |
| Church of St Luke with St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south |
| Numbers 6 to 27 and Attached Railings and Lamp Holders | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m west |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.4 km north-west |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km north-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 6.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km west |
| Number 2 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 1.8 km west |
| Number 3 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
| Highgate Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 2.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 68% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 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) | 71% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Huddleston Road.