N7 7RD Islington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Finsbury Park. Region: London.
Streets
- Mingard Walk, London: 67 addresses
- Ray Walk, 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 C (43% of about 830 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
- Andover Estate, 61 Corker Walk: up to 71 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Holloway Police Station, 284 Hornsey Road: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Morrison's supermarket and adjaceet car park, 10 Hertslet Road: up to 280 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- 18-20 Stroud Green Road: up to 63 homes (670 m)
- 18-20 Stroud Green Road (670 m)
- 103-115 Stroud Green Road: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Tesco, 105-119 Stroud Green Road: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Harvist Estate Car Park: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 32 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 5 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 68 addresses are between 31 m and 32 m above sea level (32 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 | Finsbury Park 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m |
| Crouch Hill 901,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m | |
| Upper Holloway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Finsbury Park Underground Station | 580 m |
| Arsenal Underground Station | 720 m | |
| Holloway Road Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Tollington Park Holloway | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Waitrose Holloway Road Car Park | 720 m |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.4 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 Andover Medical Centre | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Chemitex Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 310 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Holloway Police Station | 180 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,460 m² | 430 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Finsbury Park 48 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 23 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,470 m² | 760 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 51 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rainbow Theatre, former cinema, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m east. 29 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* | 470 m east |
| Finsbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north-east |
| Clissold Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 6.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
| West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
| East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-east |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km west |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 2.8 km north-west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 3.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 67 | 68 |
1 of the postcode's 68 addresses is 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 75% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 20% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 43% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 62% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Mingard Walk.