N7 6BE Islington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tollington. Region: London.
Streets
- Axminster Road, London: 18 addresses
- Salterton Road, 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 (38% of about 770 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
- Holloway Police Station, 284 Hornsey Road: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Morrison's supermarket and adjaceet car park, 10 Hertslet Road: up to 280 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Territorial Army Centre, 65-69 Parkhurst Road: up to 118 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Territorial Army Centre, 65-69 Parkhurst Road: up to 96 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Andover Estate, 61 Corker Walk: up to 71 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Harvist Estate Car Park: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Harvist Estate Car Park: up to 24 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 100 Hornsey Road: up to 30 homes, permissioned (620 m)
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 addresses are about 30 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 | Upper Holloway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m |
| Finsbury Park 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Drayton Park 729,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Arsenal Underground Station | 760 m |
| Holloway Road Underground Station | 880 m | |
| Finsbury Park Underground Station | 910 m | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Seven Sisters Road / Nags Head Holloway | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Waitrose Holloway Road Car Park | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 48 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Andover Medical Centre | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 26 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Devs Chemist | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 506 Holloway Road | 220 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Holloway Police Station | 250 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 17-19 Seven Sisters Road Halifax | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Royal Northern Gardens 3,550 m² | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Whittington Park 3.9 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 24 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 760 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Pollard Close Allotments 1,040 m² | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 6.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rainbow Theatre, former cinema, a listed building (Grade II*), 730 m east. 28 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 east |
| St John's Church With St Peter's and Churchyard Wall and Gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m north-west |
| Finsbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km north-east |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 6.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km east |
| West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-east |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-east |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 2.9 km west |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 2.9 km north-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 | 19 | 19 |
None of the postcode's 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 67% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 34% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 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) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Axminster Road.