N7 6FA Islington
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. 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 F (27% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- ISLINGTON WAR MEMORIAL, grade II
- NORTH LIBRARY AND ATTACHED GATE PIERS AND RAILINGS, grade II
- The Owl and Hitchhiker Public House, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Wedmore Estate Car Park: up to 19 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Territorial Army Centre, 65-69 Parkhurst Road: up to 118 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Territorial Army Centre, 65-69 Parkhurst Road: up to 96 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Holloway Police Station, 284 Hornsey Road: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Morrison's supermarket and adjaceet car park, 10 Hertslet Road: up to 280 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Andover Estate, 61 Corker Walk: up to 71 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- 400 Camden Road, permissioned (770 m)
- 392a and 394 Camden Road: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (790 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 15 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 31 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 | 580 m |
| Finsbury Park 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Crouch Hill 901,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Archway Underground Station | 1.0 km |
| Arsenal Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Holloway Road Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Manor Gardens Holloway | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Waitrose Holloway Road Car Park | 750 m |
| EV charging points | 51 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Archway Medical Centre | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wellcare Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 506 Holloway Road | 180 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Police Training Centre | 80 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Royal Northern Gardens 3,550 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Whittington Park 3.9 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 24 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | Pollard Close Allotments 1,040 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 6.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St John's Church With St Peter's and Churchyard Wall and Gates, a listed building (Grade II*), 630 m north-west. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St John's Church With St Peter's and Churchyard Wall and Gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-west |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km north-west |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.8 km west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 6.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km west |
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km east |
| Number 2 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km west |
| West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-east |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 2.5 km west |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 2.7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 45 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 50 |
50 of the postcode's 50 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 64% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 79% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.