N7 6EE Islington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Arsenal. Region: London.
Streets
- Jackson Road, London: 36 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 B (33% of about 920 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
- 100 Hornsey Road: up to 30 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 100 Hornsey Road: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Harvist Estate Car Park: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Harvist Estate Car Park: up to 24 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Ground floor, Well House, 23A Benwell Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Morrison's supermarket and adjaceet car park, 10 Hertslet Road: up to 280 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Territorial Army Centre, 65-69 Parkhurst Road: up to 118 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Territorial Army Centre, 65-69 Parkhurst Road: up to 96 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 15 at medium risk and 2 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 36 addresses are between 27 m and 28 m above sea level (27 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 | Drayton Park 729,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m |
| Finsbury Park 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Highbury and Islington 24 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Holloway Road Underground Station | 300 m |
| Arsenal Underground Station | 480 m | |
| Caledonian Road Underground Station | 880 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Holloway Road Station | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 2.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Waitrose Holloway Road Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 53 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sobell Medical Centre | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 22 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hornsey Road Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest N7 Dental Care | 480 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Holloway Police Station | 840 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Highbury Queens Land Rd, Islington Cashzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,250 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Highbury Fields 9.8 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Pollard Close Allotments 1,040 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary Magdalene and Attached Railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 810 m south. 56 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary Magdalene and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m south |
| Rainbow Theatre, former cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m north |
| Clissold Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-east |
| Finsbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 5.8 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-east |
| East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-east |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 3.3 km west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 3.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 12 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 23 |
| 55 to 59 | 25 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
36 of the postcode's 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 36 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 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) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Jackson Road.