N1 1AF

Barnsbury · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Islington
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N1 1DA 15 m
N1 1DF 48 m
N1 1EA 51 m
N7 8XH 63 m
N1 1EB 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N1 1AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 1
Latitude
51.542869
Longitude
-0.113783
British National Grid easting
530,898
British National Grid northing
184,349

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Barnsbury · E05013698
Parish or community
E43000209
Output area
E00013500
Lower layer super output area
Islington 017D · E01002714
Middle layer super output area
Islington 017 · E02000570

Postcode source versions

Explore N1

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Eton Mews, London, N1 1AF 19 April 2024 £535,000
1, Eton Mews, London, N1 1AF 20 October 2020 £1,225,000
1, Eton Mews, London, N1 1AF 4 July 2017 £1,200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
393
Primary
177
Secondary
49
  1. Thornhill Primary School

    Community school

    351 m
  2. New River College Secondary

    Pupil referral unit

    469 m
  3. St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    524 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,476
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,452
  • Other theft 2,563
  • Anti social behaviour 2,248
  • Shoplifting 2,191
  • Theft from the person 1,973

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
N1 1 residents
9,738

Age bands in N1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

1,436 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,027 residents

Age 25 to 44
43.5%

4,495 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.9%

2,264 residents

Age 65 and over
10.8%

1,115 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider N1 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Planning applications

Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.

Available records
411
Records since 17 September 2020
144
Latest available record date
18 August 2025
London Borough of Camden
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.

Latest available applications

  1. 2025/3699/P Date not supplied 855 m away

    Amendments to external alterations to side access elevation, internal basement access, and the rear elevation of the rear extension, approved under planning permission 2022/5408/P dated 16/02/2023

    15 York Way London N7 9QG

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  2. 2025/1025/P Date not supplied 835 m away

    Retrospective application for removal of portacabins on the western and southern boundaries and provision of replacement single storey operational buildings.

    Linear Land North of Freight Lane Freight Lane London

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  3. 2025/0786/P Date not supplied 914 m away

    Erection of a single storey rear extension.

    34 Marquis Road London NW1 9UB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 2025/0805/P Decision dated 18 August 2025 882 m away

    Retention of glazed lobby to external roof space at rear first floor level

    Flat A, 160 Agar Grove London NW1 9TY

    London Borough of Camden Refused and Warning of Enforcement Action to be Taken
  5. 2025/2747/P Decision dated 13 August 2025 985 m away

    Change of use from cookery school (Class F1) to restaurant (Class E) and installation of projecting sign frame to south elevation

    Midland Goods Shed Wharf Road London N1C 4BZ

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  6. 2025/2770/L Decision dated 13 August 2025 985 m away

    Internal alterations associated with new restaurant, including new partitions at ground and extended mezzanine levels, alterations to glazing , two new internal openings at ground floor and associated works. New projecting sign frame on south elevation

    Midland Goods Shed Wharf Road London N1C 4BZ

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  7. 2025/2653/T Decision dated 17 July 2025 961 m away

    REAR GARDEN: 1 x Fig (T1) - Reduce crown to historic pruning points (by up to 1.5m) approx. 2.5m from ground level.

    72 Marquis Road London NW1 9UB

    London Borough of Camden No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
  8. 2025/1361/P Decision dated 15 July 2025 835 m away

    Removal of single storey modular building; erection of a single-storey office and welfare building and a single-storey storage building, provision of on-site car parking, and associated works.

    Land to Western End of Freight Lane Freight Lane London N1C 4BE

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  9. 2025/1360/P Decision dated 11 July 2025 835 m away

    Erection of a salt store, a salt bin store and modular cabin with WC and staff kitchen and associated works.

    Land South of CATS Building Freight Lane London N1C 4BE

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  10. 2025/1747/T Decision dated 30 May 2025 959 m away

    REAR GARDEN: 1 x Goat Willow (T1) - Reduce height and lateral spread by approx. 1m - 2m.

    18 St. Paul's Mews London NW1 9TZ

    London Borough of Camden No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
  11. 2025/2034/P Decision dated 20 May 2025 855 m away

    Details of living roof as required by condition 4 of planning permission 2022/5408/P dated 16/02/2023 (for: Change of use of ground floor commercial unit from hot food takeaway (sui generis) to residential use (Class C3), reconfiguring an existing first floor two bedroom flat and combining with the ground floor to create a 3 bedroom maisonette over the ground and first floors, demolition of existing rear extension and erection of replacement single-storey rear extension and rear garden.)

    15 York Way London N7 9QG

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  12. 2025/0764/P Decision dated 13 May 2025 937 m away

    Installation of 2 x rooflights to front elevation and 1 x rooflight to rear elevation.

    23 St Paul's Mews London Camden NW1 9TZ

    London Borough of Camden Granted

Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version 2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.

GP practices

131

within 5 km

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    547 m

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

    BINGFIELD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code Y03103

    547 m

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    592 m

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

    UNIT 16-18, 8 HORNSEY STREET, LONDON, N7 8EG

    ODS code Y05190

    921 m

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLLOWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, 11 HORNSEY STREET, LONDON, N7 8GG

    ODS code F83060

    923 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    954 m

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    994 m

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

    GOODINGE HEALTH CENTRE, GOODINGE CLOSE, 20 NORTH ROAD, LONDON, N7 9EW

    ODS code F83008

    1.0 km

  • KILLICK STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    KILLICK STREET HEALTH CTR, 75 KILLICK STREET, LONDON, N1 9RH

    ODS code F83063

    1.0 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    16 1/2 ST PETER'S STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 8JG

    ODS code F83032

    1.2 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.2 km

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    1.2 km

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.4 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.6 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

    287-293 NEW NORTH ROAD, LONDON, N1 7AA

    ODS code F83034

    1.7 km

  • AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    4 NAOROJI STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, WC1X 0GB

    ODS code F83652

    1.7 km

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

    49 HIGHBURY NEW PARK, HIGHBURY, LONDON, N5 2ET

    ODS code F83045

    1.8 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.9 km

  • KINGS CROSS SURGERY

    77-83 CHALTON STREET, LONDON, NW1 1HY

    ODS code F83635

    1.9 km

  • SOMERS TOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHALTON STREET, LONDON, NW1 1HY

    ODS code F83683

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 131 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Hemingford Arms

    BCT · Barnsbury

    0.0 miles
  • The Hemingford Arms

    BCT · Barnsbury

    0.0 miles
  • Caledonian Road & Barnsbury Station

    RSE · Barnsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Caledonian Road & Barnsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Barnsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Caledonian Road & Barnsbury Station

    BCT · Barnsbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 017D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,109 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £535,000 from 1 recorded sale in N1 1AF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Islington is £673,384 in June 2026, down 8.1% year on year.

Schools

393 open schools are in scope, including 177 primary and 49 secondary schools. Thornhill Primary School is the nearest published school at 351 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

19,476 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,623 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,452 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.