Oliver's Yard London, Islington
43 addresses across 4 postcodes (EC1Y), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 21605604.
- 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 C; Band D in Islington costs £2,108 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 63% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Old Street, about 240 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 220 m away, and Finsbury Circus Gardens (0.7 hectares) is about 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 30.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 10.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 18 m above sea level.
- Noise: 43 of its 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is City Road Medical Centre, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away, with 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 420 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 28% of households owned their home and 73% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1,247 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band C (26% of about 1,450 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bunhill Fields and Finsbury Square (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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
- WESLEY'S CHAPEL, grade I
- TOMB OF JOHN WESLEY IN THE BURIAL GROUND OF WESLEY'S CHAPEL, grade II*
- BENSON BUILDING, ABUTTING WESLEY'S CHAPEL, grade II
- THE MANSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 110 Tabernacle Street, not permissioned (190 m)
- 1 Vince Street EC1V 9HB, permissioned (260 m)
- 110 Clifton Street, not permissioned (300 m)
- 64-80 Clifton Street and 4-8 Holywell Row, not permissioned (300 m)
- 5th and 6th floor, 16-26 Banner Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Redbrick Estate, 163, 169 - 173 Old Street: up to 55 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Peabody Whitecross Estate, Roscoe Street: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Richard Cloudesley School: up to 66 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 18 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC1Y 1AU | 63% | 63% | 63% | 0% |
| EC1Y 1DT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EC1Y 1HQ | 82% | 82% | 82% | 0% |
| EC1Y 1SP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Old Street 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 240 m |
| Moorgate 8.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | |
| London Liverpool Street 98 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Old Street Underground Station | 220 m |
| Moorgate Underground Station | 650 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Liverpool Street Underground Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 86 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest City Road / Leonard Street Old Street | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Blackfriars Pier | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 34 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest TotalEnergies Charging Station | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.6 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest City Road Medical Centre | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apex Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 46 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Moorgate Dental | 220 m |
| Hospital | Moorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hub | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Bishopsgate Police Station | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 167 Moorgate Halifax | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,010 m² | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Finsbury Circus Gardens 7,210 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 840 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 11 parks and gardens, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wesley's Chapel, a listed building (Grade I), 30 m. 435 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 11 of them Grade I and 29 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wesley's Chapel | Listed building, Grade I | 30 m |
| John Wesley's House and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m |
| Tomb of John Wesley in the Burial Ground of Wesley's Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| Monument to Sarah and John Wheatly, East Enclosure | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m west |
| Bunhill Fields Burial Ground | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 140 m west |
| The Curtain Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 470 m (0.3 miles) east |
| The Theatre Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 500 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Golden Lane Estate Designed Landscape | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 680 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital | Scheduled monument | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 30.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 43 | 43 |
43 of the street's 43 addresses are 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 Islington: see them on the Islington page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Foundation Boys' School | Secondary | 11–18 | 160 m | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Workers' Educational Association | 16 plus | 16–99 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | 0–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| City of London Primary Academy, Islington | Primary | 4–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Virginia Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Moreland Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Columbia Market Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Thomas Fairchild Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pret A Manger EC1Y 1HQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 30 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2025 |
| EARLY BEES COFFEE LTD EC1Y 2AN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 4 Good | 22 Oct 2025 |
| MullenLowe EC1Y 1AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2024 |
| EatViet EC2A 4AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 4 Good | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Ozone Coffee Roaster EC2A 4AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jan 2026 |
| BaxterStorey Cafe EC1Y 1BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2024 |
| The Windmill Public House EC2A 4DE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2025 |
| The Angel Public House EC1Y 1BD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2025 |
| BaxterStorey - DL/28 EC1Y 8SL | Other catering premises | 90 m | 5 Very good | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Dal Fiorentino EC1Y 1BD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Q Shoreditch EC2A 4AA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Sainsbury's EC1Y 1BD | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 100 m | 5 Very good | 11 Dec 2019 |
| GAIL's Bakery Old Street EC1Y 1BD | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Maki and Ramen EC1Y 2AS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Travelodge Hotel EC1Y 1AG | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 140 m | 5 Very good | 7 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 348 |
| Theft from the person | 200 |
| Other theft | 162 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 122 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 119 |
| Burglary | 67 |
| Robbery | 60 |
| Drugs | 55 |
| Bicycle theft | 52 |
| Public order | 30 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shopping Area (359); On or near Nightclub (191); On or near Bonhill Street (129); On or near Old Street (114); On or near Singer Street (94).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 66% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 3% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 73% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- Food hygiene ratings The Wrap Guys (mobile caterer, EC1Y 8JL) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Dal Fiorentino (takeaway/sandwich shop, EC1Y 1BD) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Beef or Chicken (mobile caterer, EC1V 2NJ) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Maki and Ramen (restaurant/cafe/canteen, EC1Y 2AS) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Gusto Tua - Authentic Italian (takeaway/sandwich shop, EC1V 9AY) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- EC1Y 1HQ: 36 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- EC1Y 1DT: 4 addresses
- EC1Y 1AU: 2 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- EC1Y 1SP: 1 address
Nearby streets
Leonard Street · Epworth Street · Clere Street · Platina Street · Clere Place · Clere Place · Old Street Yard · Clere Street · Cowper Street · Tabernacle Street · Featherstone Street · St Agnes Well
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.