N5 1DE
The median sold price for the postcode N5 1DE is around £1,682,500, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 184 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around N5 1DE (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £400,000 – £1,545,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across N5 1, last 24 months.
- Flat£571,250(196 sales)
- Terraced£1,877,500(56 sales)
- Semi-detached£1,800,000(10 sales)
- DetachedToo few sales(2 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
N5 1DE median £1,682,500 (12 months) vs the wider district £629,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Islington neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.7× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Islington and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in N5 1DE, compared with 94.7% across Islington and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 82.2% of premises across Islington (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Islington | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 82.2% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 94.7% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97.9% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 59% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Islington: more deprived than 30% of its 126 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income4of 10
- Employment5of 10
- Crime4of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (30%). Average Band D in Islington is £2,108.15 for 2026/27.
That is 12% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Islington: £1,873.91 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 640 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A2%
- Band B2%
- Band C30%
- Band D28%
- Band E23%
- Band F12%
- Band G3%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School0.1 miles (120 m)Ofsted, September 2023: GoodOfsted reports for St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Joan of Arc RC Primary School0.1 miles (200 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, January 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St Joan of Arc RC Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Gillespie Primary School0.2 miles (270 m)Ofsted, November 2023: OutstandingOfsted reports for Gillespie Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Highbury Fields School0.3 miles (550 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, September 2022: School remains OutstandingOfsted reports for Highbury Fields School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- City of London Academy Highbury Grove0.5 miles (870 m)Ofsted, April 2022: GoodOfsted reports for City of London Academy Highbury Grove (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form0.6 miles (1.0 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, July 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to N5 1DE is Arsenal Underground Station, 0.4 miles (570 m) away in a straight line. There are 9 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.4 miles (570 m)Arsenal Underground Station
- 0.4 miles (690 m)Drayton Park Rail Station
- 0.6 miles (890 m)Finsbury Park Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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