N5 1DG
The median sold price for the postcode N5 1DG is around £551,250, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 78 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around N5 1DG (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 1DG median £551,250 (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: 61% below the typical Islington neighbourhood
- Crime: 29% below 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 0% of premises in N5 1DG, compared with 94.7% across Islington and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 82.2% of premises across Islington (England: 77.9%).
Ofcom lists no gigabit-capable network at this postcode, although 94.7% of premises across Islington have one. Ofcom data can lag recent upgrades, and neighbouring postcodes can differ.
| 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 | 0% | 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 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 26% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Islington: more deprived than 1% of its 126 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income9of 10
- Employment10of 10
- Crime7of 10
- Living environment4of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (38%). 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.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 840 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A0%
- Band B0%
- Band C21%
- Band D38%
- Band E35%
- Band F7%
- Band G0%
- 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
- Drayton Park Primary School0.2 miles (310 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2025: Improved significantlyOfsted reports for Drayton Park Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School0.3 miles (540 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 School0.4 miles (650 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, January 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St Joan of Arc RC Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Highbury Fields School0.2 miles (330 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 (740 m)Ofsted, April 2022: GoodOfsted reports for City of London Academy Highbury Grove (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Mary Magdalene Academy0.5 miles (830 m)Ofsted, July 2023: OutstandingOfsted reports for St Mary Magdalene Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to N5 1DG is Drayton Park Rail Station, 0.1 miles (180 m) away in a straight line. There are 2 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.1 miles (180 m)Drayton Park Rail Station
- 0.3 miles (490 m)Arsenal Underground Station
- 0.3 miles (560 m)Holloway Road Underground 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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