N7 7LU Islington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Arsenal. 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 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
- Harvist Estate Car Park: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- Harvist Estate Car Park: up to 24 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- 100 Hornsey Road: up to 30 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 100 Hornsey Road: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Morrison's supermarket and adjaceet car park, 10 Hertslet Road: up to 280 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Holloway Police Station, 284 Hornsey Road: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Andover Estate, 61 Corker Walk: up to 71 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Drakeley Court Estate and Aubert Court Estate: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (680 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 54 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 28 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 | Drayton Park 729,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m |
| Finsbury Park 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m | |
| Highbury and Islington 24 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Arsenal Underground Station | 270 m |
| Holloway Road Underground Station | 610 m | |
| Finsbury Park Underground Station | 750 m | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Sobell Centre Holloway | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Waitrose Holloway Road Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Village Practice | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hornsey Road Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blue Pearl Dental Care | 290 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Holloway Police Station | 600 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,460 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Gillespie Park 1.3 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,470 m² | 480 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rainbow Theatre, former cinema, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m north. 35 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Theatre, former cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m north |
| Finsbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north-east |
| Clissold Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 6.0 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-east |
| East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-east |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 3.4 km west |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 3.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 55 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 55 |
55 of the postcode's 55 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 78% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 25% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 49% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 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) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 63% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.