Niagara Close London, Hackney
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (N1), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20900740.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £480,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Hackney costs £2,060 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Essex Road, about 870 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 230 m away, and Shoreditch Park (7.0 hectares) is about 250 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 25.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 10.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 19 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Shoreditch Park Surgery, about 330 m away, with 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 26% of households owned their home and 58% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 343 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £480,000 | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £504,000 | £501,000 | £507,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £480,000 | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £132,500 | £132,500 | £132,500 |
| 2011 | 1 | £315,000 | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £112,000 | £112,000 | £112,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £196,500 | £196,500 | £196,500 |
| 2000 | 2 | £113,725 | £67,500 | £159,950 |
| 1999 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £76,000 | £76,000 | £76,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £35,000 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| 1996 | 2 | £29,500 | £29,000 | £30,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2025 | 12 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £480,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 May 2023 | 5 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £507,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Apr 2023 | 3 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £501,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Aug 2018 | 5 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £480,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Dec 2012 | 11 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £132,500 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Aug 2011 | 3 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £315,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Oct 2004 | 4 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £112,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 May 2003 | 6 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £196,500 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Aug 2000 | 6 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £159,950 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Jul 2000 | 5 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £67,500 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Dec 1999 | 3 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Oct 1998 | 3 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £76,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Oct 1997 | 12 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £35,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Sep 1996 | 5 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £30,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jun 1996 | 6 N1 7HF | Flat or maisonette | £29,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 60 m². Most common: Flat (9). Built: 1991-1995 (3); 1996-2002 (3); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (4); owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Hackney in 2026-27: Band D £2,060 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,374 | £1,602 | £1,831 | £2,060 | £2,518 | £2,976 | £3,434 | £4,121 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (24% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): London borough of Hackney.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Eagle Wharf Road, permissioned (110 m)
- Cluse Court Estate: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- 30-40 Underwood Street N1 7JQ, permissioned (370 m)
- 71 Nile Street N1 7RD, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Car Park, Windsor Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- City Forum, 250 City Road: up to 932 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Hammel House, 15 Stanway Street N1 6RQ, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Hammel House, 15 Stanway Street N1 6RQ, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 13 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 7HF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 12 | unlikely |
| N1 7HA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 19 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1 7HA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| N1 7HF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Essex Road 698,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Old Street 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Hoxton 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Old Street Underground Station | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Angel Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Barbican Underground Station | 1.5 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 56 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cropley Street Hoxton | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Blackfriars Pier | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parkimo Parking Finder | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 64 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.5 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shoreditch Park Surgery | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 28 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Murray's Chemist | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 33 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Charles Landau Dental Surgery | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Moorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hub | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Islington Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Gainsborough Studios, Islington Cashzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,500 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Shoreditch Park 7.0 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 12 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 217 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Hoxton Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) east |
| 16, Charles Square N1 | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Former Carlton Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Bunhill Fields Burial Ground | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Golden Lane Estate Designed Landscape | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| The Theatre Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| The Curtain Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) north |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 4.9 km (3 miles) west |
| Wick Field | Wood | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 25.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.1 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
1 of the street's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Hackney: see them on the Hackney page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Fairchild Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 50 m | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Shoreditch Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hanover Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| City of London Academy Islington | Secondary | 11–18 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Rotherfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hoxton Garden Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Moreland Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hackney New Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Commissary at Holborn Studios N1 7ED | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 4 Good | 13 Jan 2025 |
| Sabor latino los pikachu N1 7JJ | Mobile caterer | 120 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| New Park Montessori Nursery N1 7BE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2024 |
| Little Angels Schoolhouse Ltd N1 7QG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2025 |
| Katagana Curry Express Ltd N1 7PT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 4 Good | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Fred’s fish bar N1 7PT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 4 Good | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Awesome CIC@ Waterside AP N1 7FR | Other catering premises | 280 m | 4 Good | 12 Feb 2024 |
| The Wenlock Arms N1 7TA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | 5 Very good | 18 Feb 2020 |
| KAFÉ KÜBE N1 7GT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Crystal Charcoal Grill N1 7QJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 6 Dec 2024 |
| Murray Grove Food & Wine N1 7QJ | Retailers - other | 310 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 27 Apr 2021 |
| Wenlock Cafe N1 7QJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Cafe Mandalay N1 7QJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 4 Good | 18 Feb 2025 |
| SuperFresh Halal Butcher N1 7QJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Wedding Cakes London N1 7QJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 112 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 80 |
| Theft from the person | 43 |
| Other theft | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Drugs | 12 |
| Bicycle theft | 8 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cavendish Street (48); On or near Bletsoe Walk (45); On or near Wimbourne Street (41); On or near Wenlock Street (30); On or near Parr Street (26).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 62% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, flat (lodged 16 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Berrico FoodCompany UK Limited (distributors/transporters, N1 7UX) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Forston Street · Shepherdess Walk · Eagle Wharf Road · Cropley Street · Bletsoe Walk · Godwin Close · Napier Grove · Parr Street · Shaftesbury Street · Arlington Avenue · Bracklyn Street · Cavendish Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.