N7 7PL Islington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Finsbury Park. Region: London.
Streets
- Seven Sisters Road, London: 68 addresses
- Newington Barrow Way, London: 1 address
- Thane Works, Finsbury Park: 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 (30% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- 3-5, THANE VILLAS, grade II
- MONTEM PRIMARY SCHOOL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Holloway Police Station, 284 Hornsey Road: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Andover Estate, 61 Corker Walk: up to 71 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Harvist Estate Car Park: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Harvist Estate Car Park: up to 24 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Morrison's supermarket and adjaceet car park, 10 Hertslet Road: up to 280 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- 100 Hornsey Road: up to 30 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- 100 Hornsey Road: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- Territorial Army Centre, 65-69 Parkhurst Road: up to 118 homes, permissioned (710 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 6 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 29 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 | Finsbury Park 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m |
| Drayton Park 729,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Upper Holloway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Arsenal Underground Station | 480 m |
| Finsbury Park Underground Station | 570 m | |
| Holloway Road Underground Station | 920 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Seven Sisters Road / Hornsey Road Holloway | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 3.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Waitrose Holloway Road Car Park | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Andover Medical Centre | 130 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Devs Chemist | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blue Pearl Dental Care | 150 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Holloway Police Station | 280 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 50 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,460 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Finsbury Park 48 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 19 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 690 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,470 m² | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 51 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rainbow Theatre, former cinema, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m north-east. 28 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* | 370 m north-east |
| Finsbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-east |
| Clissold Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 6.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km east |
| West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-east |
| East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-east |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km west |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 3.1 km north-west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 3.2 km 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 34 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 20 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 70 |
70 of the postcode's 70 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 66% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 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) | 60% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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 Seven Sisters Road.