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Islington

N1 · Islington

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A view of Islington. Photograph by Bill Boaden.

Islington, at the northern edge of the City of London, is a dense, walkable inner-London borough built on a run of Georgian and Victorian terraces, formal garden squares, and a high street, Upper Street, that has drawn Londoners out for food, drink and entertainment since the eighteenth century. Today it pairs a long-standing reputation for theatre and nightlife with a housing stock that ranges from restored townhouses to substantial council estates, often on the same street.

What stands out

Upper Street anchors a genuine night-out identity, running from long-established pubs and restaurants through to the Almeida Theatre and the pub-theatre tradition at the King's Head.
Formal Georgian garden squares, including Islington Green and Gibson Square, give parts of the borough a leafy, planned character unusually close to central London.
The Regent's Canal threads through Islington largely underground, re-emerging near Caledonian Road, with a marked walking route and towpath pubs above the tunnel line.

Trade-offs

Islington is one of the most densely built boroughs in London, so most green space takes the form of small formal squares rather than a large park.
Restored Georgian terraces sit close to substantial postwar council estates, so housing format, space and outlook can change sharply within a short walk.
Upper Street and the area around Angel draw heavy weekend footfall and a lively evening trade, which brings noise and crowds that a quieter side street nearby can largely avoid.

Postcode districtsN1outcode-proxy-v1 · Greathome editorial boundary proxy

Local authorityIslingtonCurrent · ONS Postcode Directory via Postcodes.io

Things to know about Islington

Arsenal, the top-flight football club, is based in Holloway, within the borough.
Little Simz and Leona Lewis were both born in Islington.
The King's Head Tavern has stood on the same site since 1543, and for twenty-plus years after decimalisation in 1971 its bar kept charging in the old currency.
The Almeida Theatre anchors a cluster of pub-theatres and live-music venues that make Islington one of London's genuine theatre districts today.

Life here

Upper Street's pubs and music halls, including the King's Head Tavern on its site since 1543 and Collins's Music Hall by Islington Green, gave the area an entertainment identity that carries through into today's Almeida Theatre.
The Angel business improvement district centres on Angel tube station and reaches into neighbouring Clerkenwell.
More than 60 sports and activities are on offer across around a hundred clubs and venues in Islington, including Islington Boxing Club, founded in 1974.
The Regent's Canal runs through Islington largely in a tunnel, from Colebrook Row near the Angel to Muriel Street, with pavement plaques marking the route and a towpath pub, the Narrowboat, above ground.
Arsenal, the top-flight football club, is based in Holloway, within the borough.

History and what it is known for

Islington's name comes from the Saxon Gislandune, meaning roughly "Gīsla's hill".
The New River, opened in 1613 by Sir Hugh Myddelton to bring fresh water into London from Hertfordshire, gave Islington its water supply; his statue stands where Upper Street meets Essex Road, and the river's course is now largely a linear park.
In the 17th and 18th centuries Islington's market gardens and taverns made it a popular pleasure-garden destination for Londoners, with archery, bowling and, later, music halls such as Collins's Music Hall, founded in 1862.
The Royal Agricultural Hall, built on Liverpool Road in 1862, was London's main exhibition venue until the 20th century and now forms part of the Business Design Centre.
The 21st (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, the Islington Pals, was raised in the borough in 1915 and served on the Western Front.
From the 1960s, middle-class families rediscovered Islington's Georgian terraces; The Guardian described the borough in 2006 as "the spiritual home of Britain's left-wing intelligentsia", and the Granita Pact between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown is said to have been struck at a restaurant on Upper Street.

Notable connections

Little Simz — rapper and musician, born in Islington
Leona Lewis — singer-songwriter, born in Islington
Keira Knightley — actor, has lived in Islington
Lily Allen — singer-songwriter, has lived in Islington
Kenneth Williams — actor and comedian, born in Islington
Mary Kingsley — explorer and travel writer, born in Islington

Background from Islington on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0), summarised for this guide. Details change — check anything that matters to you.

Everyday life

Much of Islington's daily rhythm still centres on Upper Street and the streets around Angel and Islington Green: a long run of shops, restaurants and bars that grew out of the taverns and pleasure gardens Londoners once travelled out to visit. The King's Head, on its site since the sixteenth century, and the Almeida Theatre keep live performance close at hand, while the Regent's Canal towpath offers a quieter, waterside walk through the same ground. Islington also has an unusually large number of sports clubs and leisure venues for its size, including a long-running boxing club, giving residents plenty of ways to get involved beyond the high street.

Housing character

The borough's core housing stock is Georgian and Victorian terraces, many now split into flats, arranged around formal garden squares such as Islington Green and Gibson Square. That character sits alongside a substantial amount of council housing built after wartime bomb damage and expanded through further waves of postwar development, so the look and feel of a street can shift quickly from restored townhouse to estate block. From the 1960s onward, many of the older terraces were rediscovered and renovated, a pattern that reshaped the borough's reputation without replacing its social housing.

Getting around

Islington sits close to several Underground and rail connections, including Angel, Highbury & Islington and Essex Road, plus a dense network of bus routes along Upper Street and the surrounding roads. The Regent's Canal towpath gives a walking and cycling route through part of the borough, away from road traffic. How well any of this suits a particular day-to-day routine depends on the exact address and the specific journeys involved, which is worth checking directly rather than assuming from the postcode alone.

Things to investigate

Because Islington's housing character varies so much street to street, it is worth walking the specific block in question rather than judging the wider postcode: a Georgian garden square and a council estate can sit only a few streets apart. Anyone weighing up a Saturday night nearby should also factor in how close a property sits to Upper Street or Angel, where evening footfall and noise are heaviest. For schools, check the individual establishment's current admission authority and latest inspection report directly, since nearby schools vary in type and outcome and proximity is not the same as an admissions chance.

Schools

Measured by distance from the area centre, straight line. Primary is a walk and secondary is a journey, so they are counted on different radii. Ofsted's published judgements, not a Greathome rating.

Primarystate-funded, within 2 km

29 schools

Judged by Ofsted: 28
At least Good: 28
Outstanding or equivalent: 6
Below Good: 0

Secondarystate-funded, within 5 km

47 schools

Judged by Ofsted: 44
At least Good: 42
Outstanding or equivalent: 12
Below Good: 2

51 open schools of every phase sit within 2 km, 6 of them independent. Independent schools carry no Ofsted judgement in this release, so they appear in the total and never in the judged figures. Nothing here establishes catchment, admissions eligibility or available places.

The nearest 6 schools, with their published judgement

School	Phase	Distance	Published judgement
St Mary's CofE Primary School	Primary	0.3 km	School remains Good · Ungraded inspection
Richard Cloudesley School	Not applicable	0.3 km	School remains Outstanding · Ungraded inspection
City of London Academy Islington	Secondary	0.4 km	Outstanding · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.4 km	School remains Good · Ungraded inspection
New River College Primary	Not applicable	0.4 km	School remains Good · Ungraded inspection
William Tyndale Primary School	Primary	0.5 km	Not judged · Graded inspection, no overall grade

Open Schools & Education

Housing market context

£673,384average house price across Islington, June 2026

A year earlier the same measure was £732,999, a change of -8.1%.

Average price across the whole local authority for one month, from the ONS series built on HM Land Registry UK House Price Index data. It is not a neighbourhood median and not a valuation of any property. Two guides in the same borough share this figure while their streets differ. House-price data is revised, and recent months are the most likely to move.

Source: Average house price by local authority, Office for National Statistics, from HM Land Registry UK House Price Index.

Boundary

Islington, taken as the N1 postcode district. A postcode-district proxy, not an approved polygon. These are postcode districts standing in for an approved polygon. Present every count as "in these postcode districts", never as a neighbourhood or town-centre figure.

Sources

Average house price by local authority — Office for National Statistics, from HM Land Registry UK House Price Index
Get Information About Schools — Department for Education
Ofsted inspection management information — Ofsted
Street-level crime data — Police.uk
Postcode and administrative geography — Postcodes.io / ONS

Evidence checked 2026-09-13. Last content change 2026-09-13. Next review 2026-09-20.

What is already known about Islington

Geography from the official record. A district or place name is a group of postcodes, not one address.

Live postcodes: 2,289 in N1
Localities: Hoxton, Barnsbury, Caledonian, Canonbury
Local authority: Camden, Hackney, Islington
Country: England
Centre postcode: N1 8QL

Postcode-point mapIslington

The pin uses Postcodes.io coordinates, not an exact entrance or title boundary.

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Districts next to N1

Found in the same 2.8 km sample around the centre of N1, from 225 live postcodes. Proximity, not a boundary.

Official records around this point

Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on N1 2XQ — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. Crime is counted across the whole St Mary's and St James' policing neighbourhood, which is the Police.uk boundary containing N1 2XQ — a named area can span several of them, so this is the one covering the centre of Islington, not all of it. Each keeps its source, its geography and its limits. Counts are counts: an incident total is not a safety measure, and an empty planning result is not a completed search.

Police.uk · St Mary's and St James' neighbourhood

Recorded incidents

Connected

230records in
September 2026

Shoplifting52

Anti-social behaviour40

Theft from the person34

Violence & sexual offences33

Other theft21

Burglary10

One month of records for the St Mary's and St James' policing neighbourhood — the boundary police.uk itself shows, so this figure should match theirs. Not a year. Locations are anonymised to a nearby street, not an address. Counts are not adjusted for population, visitors or reporting differences and must not be treated as a neighbourhood quality score.

List the 230 records

Category	Recorded near	Latest outcome
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Battishill Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Battishill Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Battishill Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bishop Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Chantry Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Collins Yard	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Dagmar Terrace	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Elliott's Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Essex Road	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Florence Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Florence Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Gibson Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Gibson Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Greenman Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Greenman Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Greenman Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Halton Road	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Halton Road	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Halton Road	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Halton Road	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Hawes Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Hawes Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Horse Yard	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Melville Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Moon Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Pleasant Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Rector Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Richmond Grove	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Richmond Grove	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Richmond Grove	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Richmond Grove	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Richmond Grove	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Sable Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Shillingford Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Shopping Area	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Waterloo Terrace	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Wilton Villas	No outcome published yet
Bicycle theft	On or near Camden Walk	Under investigation
Bicycle theft	On or near St Philip's Way	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Supermarket	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Supermarket	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Barnsbury Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Berners Road	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Berners Road	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Camden Walk	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Halton Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Popham Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Popham Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Ridgewell Close	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Sable Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Supermarket	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Basire Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Drugs	On or near Braes Street	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Braes Street	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Bromfield Street	Local resolution
Drugs	On or near Camden Walk	Unable to prosecute suspect
Drugs	On or near Essex Road	Unable to prosecute suspect
Drugs	On or near Gibson Square	Local resolution
Drugs	On or near Napier Terrace	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Drugs	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Other crime	On or near Raleigh Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Barnsbury Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Barnsbury Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Basire Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Basire Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Bromfield Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Bromfield Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Camden Walk	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Florence Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Greenman Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Other theft	On or near Ridgewell Close	Unable to prosecute suspect
Other theft	On or near Shopping Area	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Shopping Area	Unable to prosecute suspect
Other theft	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Southwood Smith Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near St Alban's Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Supermarket	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Theberton Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Upper Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Upper Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Possession of weapons	On or near Horse Yard	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Camden Walk	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Public order	On or near Dibden Street	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Dibden Street	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Horse Yard	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Horse Yard	Unable to prosecute suspect
Public order	On or near Islington Green	Unable to prosecute suspect
Public order	On or near Islington Green	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Pickering Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Robbery	On or near Almeida Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Robbery	On or near Camden Walk	Under investigation
Robbery	On or near Camden Walk	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Robbery	On or near Canonbury Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Robbery	On or near Canonbury Road	Unable to prosecute suspect
Robbery	On or near Canonbury Road	Unable to prosecute suspect
Robbery	On or near Collins Yard	Under investigation
Robbery	On or near Elliott's Place	Under investigation
Robbery	On or near Elliott's Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Robbery	On or near Islington Green	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Almeida Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Camden Walk	Under investigation
Shoplifting	On or near Camden Walk	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Under investigation
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Under investigation
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Unable to prosecute suspect
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Unable to prosecute suspect
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Under investigation
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Under investigation
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Awaiting court outcome
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Unable to prosecute suspect
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Collins Yard	Awaiting court outcome
Shoplifting	On or near Essex Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Islington Green	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Islington Green	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Islington Green	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Islington Green	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near New North Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Under investigation
Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Upper Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Shoplifting	On or near Upper Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Berners Road	Unable to prosecute suspect
Theft from the person	On or near Berners Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Berners Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Braes Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Camden Walk	Unable to prosecute suspect
Theft from the person	On or near Canonbury Villas	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Cross Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Cross Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Elder Walk	Under investigation
Theft from the person	On or near Essex Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Greenman Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Hawes Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Theft from the person	On or near Horse Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Horse Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Horse Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Islington Green	Under investigation
Theft from the person	On or near Islington Green	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Maldon Close	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near New North Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Rheidol Terrace	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Rothery Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near St Alban's Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Studd Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Supermarket	Under investigation
Theft from the person	On or near Upper Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Upper Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Upper Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Theft from the person	On or near Upper Street	Under investigation
Theft from the person	On or near Wilton Square	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the person	On or near Windsor Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crime	On or near Canonbury Villas	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crime	On or near Collins Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crime	On or near Essex Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crime	On or near Hawes Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crime	On or near Napier Terrace	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crime	On or near Rees Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crime	On or near Supermarket	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offences	On or near A1200	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Basire Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Camden Walk	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Canonbury Road	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Canonbury Villas	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Coleman Fields	Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Collins Yard	Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Collins Yard	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Elliott's Place	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Elliott's Place	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Essex Road	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Essex Road	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Esther Anne Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Esther Anne Place	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Greenman Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Hedingham Close	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Horse Yard	Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Horse Yard	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Horse Yard	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Islington Green	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Linton Street	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Popham Road	Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offences	On or near River Place	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near River Place	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Shopping Area	Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Studd Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Supermarket	Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Theberton Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Upper Street	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Wilton Villas	Under investigation
Violence & sexual offences	On or near Windsor Street	Under investigation

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Nearby planning applications

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9,325applications on record
within 400 m

20 October 2026Approved
T1 - lime tree (17m) - reduce crown to previous pruning points, approximately 5m reduction.
27 COLEBROOKE ROW · N1 8AS · P2026/2725/TRE · IslingtonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
20 October 2026Application Under Consideration
Approval of details pursuant to condition 20 (green/brown roof details) of planning permission reference: P2025/3536/FUL dated 29/05/2026 for Erection of single storey rear extension and associated refurbishments and restoration works to No. 8 Halton Road; demolition of existing single storey garage building and construction of new two storey (plus basement) dwellinghouse to 8 Halton Cross Street
8 Halton Road · N1 2EU · P2026/2682/AOD · IslingtonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
20 October 2026Application Under Consideration
Approval of details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 6 (Construction Management Plan) of planning permission ref.P2025/3570/FUL dated 05/05/2026
31 Devonia Road · N1 8JQ · P2026/2772/AOD · IslingtonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
20 October 2026Application Under Consideration
Formation of amenity terrace at roof level (rear flat roof element) including the installation of a high-level privacy screen facing the adjoining building; installation of new external access door at mezzanine level for terrace and plant area access and formation of a new mezzanine-level window to provide natural daylight to the staff accommodation.
66-67 66 - 67 Colebrooke Row · N1 8AB · P2026/2755/FUL · IslingtonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
20 October 2026Application Under Consideration
Change of use from mixed use (nail bar, retail, café, cocktail bar and party/event venue hire) to flexible uses within Use Class E
35 Camden Passage · N1 8EA · P2026/2758/FUL · IslingtonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
16 October 2026Application Under Consideration
Amalgamation of the basement and ground floor flats into a single dwelling with a new internal staircase; enclosure of the existing rear terrace to form a winter garden with a new sloped roof; new glazed doors to the rear elevation and lowering of the rear patio; removal of the external spiral staircase; removal of the existing external stairs to the front lightwell; and a new full-height window a
35A Devonia Road · N1 8JQ · P2026/2734/FUL · IslingtonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.

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Daily essentials

Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near N1 2XQ, ordered by straight-line distance. OpenStreetMap is contributed data: a place missing here is not proof it does not exist, and nothing here confirms opening hours or that a business is still trading.

26everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point

Food shopping

Supermarkets and convenience stores.

177 mThe Boutique Grocer6, Esther Anne PlaceMap ↗
235 mPlanet Organic64, Essex RoadMap ↗
342 mHarvest N1106-102, Essex RoadMap ↗
383 mWhole Foods Market359, Upper StreetMap ↗
400 mFood Bazaar126, Essex RoadMap ↗
486 mSainsbury's31-41, Liverpool RoadMap ↗
490 mOseyo15, Liverpool RoadMap ↗
498 mWaitrose21, Liverpool RoadMap ↗

Health

Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.

46 mDental Beauty Islington103-104, Upper StreetMap ↗
130 mEssex Chemist & OpticiansGaskin Street, AngelMap ↗
220 mSt Peters Street Medical Practice16, St. Peter's StreetMap ↗
316 mClan Pharmacy150, Upper StreetMap ↗
416 mSt Peter's PharmacyRheidol Terrace, AngelMap ↗
442 mPrebend Street SurgeryPrebend Street, AngelMap ↗
447 mBenzpharm19, Popham RoadMap ↗
454 mRitchie Street Group PracticeRitchie Street, PentonvilleMap ↗

Exercise

Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.

808 mThe GymGoswell Road, St Luke'sMap ↗
991 mCally Pool and GymTwyford Street, AngelMap ↗

Civic and everyday

Libraries, post offices and community buildings.

165 mPost Office129E, Upper StreetMap ↗
205 mSt Mary's Neighbourhood CentreUpper Street, CanonburyMap ↗
337 mSouth LibraryEssex Road, AngelMap ↗
342 mNew Unity @Upper Street277A, Upper StreetMap ↗
435 mSebbon Street Community CentreSebbon Street, CanonburyMap ↗
442 mMail Boxes Etc. Angel Islington8, Duncan StreetMap ↗
446 mPopham & Cumming Community CentrePopham Street, Popham Street EstateMap ↗
490 mThe Arc Centre98b, St. Paul StreetMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Parks and green space

Parks, playgrounds, nature and outdoor sport mapped within 1.5 km of N1 2XQ, ordered by straight-line distance. Distance is not a walking route, and OpenStreetMap says nothing about whether a space is open to the public, its hours or its condition.

16open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point

Parks and commons

Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.

354 mPleasant Place GardenAngel, IslingtonMap ↗
460 mLonsdale Square GardenAngel, BarnsburyMap ↗
560 mCulpeper ParkAngel, BarnsburyMap ↗
562 mThornhill Road GardensAngel, BarnsburyMap ↗
630 mCanalside SquareAngel, IslingtonMap ↗
659 mBarnard ParkAngel, BarnsburyMap ↗
982 mArundel SquareHighbury, London Borough of IslingtonMap ↗
1.3 kmSt Mary Magdalene GardensHighbury, London Borough of IslingtonMap ↗

Playgrounds

Children’s play areas mapped as such.

963 mFife Terrace-Muriel Street Play AreaFife Terrace, PentonvilleMap ↗
1.2 kmBrunswick Estate Play AreaPercival Street, St Luke'sMap ↗
1.2 kmCrumbles PlaygroundPembroke Street, AngelMap ↗
1.3 kmThree Corners Adventure PlaygroundSkinner Street, Clerkenwell GreenMap ↗
1.4 kmHandyside Gardens Play AreaHandyside Street, King's CrossMap ↗

Nature and water

Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.

489 mVincent Terrace WoodsAngel, IslingtonMap ↗
938 mBarnsbury WoodAngel, BarnsburyMap ↗

Outdoor sport

Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.

1.2 kmBeach Sports AreaDe Beauvoir Town, HoxtonMap ↗

Nearby pubs

Pubs mapped in OpenStreetMap within 2.0 miles of N1 2XQ, nearest first.

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Look this place up in detail

Each of these opens on N1 2XQ, the postcode anchoring Islington, and queries its own source only when you open it.

Property passportA source-dated clearance summary for one exact address.Sold price recordsThe registered sale history behind one exact address.Schools & EducationA shortlist for further admissions research.Pub finderThe five closest pubs, nearest first.Restaurant finderThe five closest restaurants, nearest first.EPC explorerWhat the register holds for a postcode, without pretending to match a property.

What this report does not cover

neighbourhood median sale price (not_available): Only a local-authority average is connected, from ONS. A neighbourhood median needs enough geocoded transactions inside the guide boundary, which the per-postcode HMLR queries cannot supply.
rents (not_available): No rent series is connected. Advertised rents and official all-tenancy measures are different things and neither is available here yet.
journey times (not_available): No journey planner is connected. Transport is measured as nearby stops, not as time to anywhere. TfL PTAL and journey-time APIs would replace it for London.
school admissions history (not_available): Admission arrangements are held by each admission authority and are not in the GIAS or Ofsted snapshots.
licensed premises and venues (not_available): No licensing register or venue dataset is connected. Food-hygiene categories are not a pub register.
image rights (not_yet_verified): No licensed image library is connected. Return an image brief rather than an asset.
approved boundary polygon (not_yet_verified): Boundaries are postcode-district proxies. Counts describe the districts named, not a town-centre polygon.