N1 3AR

Canonbury · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N1 3DB 37 m
N1 3DA 54 m
N1 3AF 69 m
N1 3HF 70 m
N1 3PP 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N1 3AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 3
Latitude
51.541562
Longitude
-0.093085
British National Grid easting
532,337
British National Grid northing
184,241

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Canonbury · E05013701
Parish or community
E43000209
Output area
E00013516
Lower layer super output area
Islington 018A · E01002722
Middle layer super output area
Islington 018 · E02000571

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
270b, Essex Road, London, N1 3AR 16 April 2026 £374,294
264b, Essex Road, London, N1 3AR 30 July 2025 £950,000
Flat B, 250, Essex Road, London, N1 3AR 24 January 2025 £760,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
378
Primary
187
Secondary
53
  1. The New North Academy

    Academy converter

    243 m
  2. Rotherfield Primary School

    Community school

    384 m
  3. North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School

    Other independent school

    428 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18,841
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,495
  • Anti social behaviour 2,348
  • Theft from the person 1,993
  • Other theft 1,813
  • Shoplifting 1,772

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
93

50 female, 43 male

Postcode households
42
Residents per household
2.2
N1 3 residents
8,718

Age bands in N1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

1,285 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

840 residents

Age 25 to 44
45.8%

4,168 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.6%

1,965 residents

Age 65 and over
9.2%

840 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider N1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

132

within 5 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    268 m

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    294 m

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    460 m

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    552 m

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    850 m

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    931 m

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    994 m

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    994 m

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.1 km

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.1 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.3 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

    ST LEONARDS, 85 NUTTALL ST, LONDON, N1 5HZ

    ODS code F84096

    1.3 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.3 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.5 km

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.5 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    CITY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, UNIT 1-3 GROUND FLOOR, CITY HOUSE, 190-196 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2QH

    ODS code F83064

    1.5 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

    6 BARRETTS GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 8AR

    ODS code F84636

    1.6 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    1.6 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.6 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 132 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Northchurch Road Canonbury

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.1 miles
  • Essex Road Station

    BCT · Islington

    0.1 miles
  • Essex Road Islington

    BCT · Islington

    0.1 miles
  • Essex Road Station

    RSE · Islington

    0.1 miles
  • Ecclesbourne Road

    BCT · Islington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 018A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,955 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
Low risk addresses
8
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £767,500 from 8 recorded sales in N1 3AR. 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

Published establishments

378 open schools are in scope, including 187 primary and 53 secondary schools. The New North Academy is the nearest published school at 243 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

18,841 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,570.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,495 events.

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