N7 9RH Islington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Holloway. Region: London.
Streets
- Caledonian Road, Islington: 34 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 D (41% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hillmarton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- 400 Camden Road, permissioned (300 m)
- 392a and 394 Camden Road: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Holloway Prison, Parkhurst Road: up to 880 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Holloway Prison, Parkhurst Road: up to 880 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Former Railway Sidings Adjacent to Caledonian Road Station: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Territorial Army Centre, 65-69 Parkhurst Road: up to 118 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Territorial Army Centre, 65-69 Parkhurst Road: up to 96 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Morrison's supermarket and adjaceet car park, 10 Hertslet Road: up to 280 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 33 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 | 890 m |
| Caledonian Road and Barnsbury 1.6 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 | 350 m |
| Caledonian Road Underground Station | 450 m | |
| Arsenal Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Freegrove Road Lower Holloway | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 2.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Busworks United House Car Park | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 59 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Northern Medical Centre | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Caledonian Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Health Centre | 250 m |
| Hospital | St Pancras Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Police Training Centre | 860 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Penn Road Gardens 1,440 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Caledonian Park 4.0 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 24 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Caledonian Park 2.1 ha | 900 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Pollard Close Allotments 1,040 m² | 240 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 9.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Clock Tower, a listed building (Grade II*), 710 m south-west. 61 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Clock Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m south-west |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m south-east |
| St Pancras Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km south-west |
| Clissold Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 5.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-east |
| West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-east |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km west |
| Number 2 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 3.0 km west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 3.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.5 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 66% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 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) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 5 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 Caledonian Road.