N5 1FF

Arsenal · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Arsenal
Local authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington North
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N5 1FE 0 m
N5 1BT 35 m
N5 1BP 69 m
N5 1EH 95 m
N5 1BZ 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N5 1FF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 1
Latitude
51.557824
Longitude
-0.102099
British National Grid easting
531,665
British National Grid northing
186,033

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Arsenal · E05013697
Parish or community
E43000209
Westminster constituency
Islington North · E14001305
Output area
E00174820
Lower layer super output area
Islington 006F · E01033493
Middle layer super output area
Islington 006 · E02000559

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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87 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Eaststand Apartments, 73, Highbury Stadium Square, London, N5 1FF 17 October 2025 £421,000
Eaststand Apartments, 58, Highbury Stadium Square, London, N5 1FF 26 May 2024 £732,000
Eaststand Apartments, 85, Highbury Stadium Square, London, N5 1FF 24 April 2024 £1,400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
344
Primary
176
Secondary
41
  1. St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    103 m
  2. Gillespie Primary School

    Community school

    282 m
  3. St Joan of Arc RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    381 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,449
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,032
  • Anti social behaviour 2,111
  • Theft from the person 1,889
  • Other theft 1,433
  • Drugs 1,135

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
98

43 female, 55 male

Postcode households
52
Residents per household
1.9
N5 1 residents
12,557

Age bands in N5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

1,886 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

1,119 residents

Age 25 to 44
45.7%

5,850 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.7%

2,773 residents

Age 65 and over
9.2%

1,173 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider N5 1 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

126

within 5 km

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    560 m

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    586 m

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    879 m

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    896 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    921 m

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    992 m

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE, 270-282 HORNSEY ROAD, LONDON, N7 7QZ

    ODS code F83666

    1.1 km

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    1.1 km

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    1.2 km

  • THE ALLERTON ROAD SURGERY

    34A ALLERTON ROAD, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 5UF

    ODS code F84716

    1.2 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.3 km

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

    233 ALBION ROAD, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9JT

    ODS code F84008

    1.3 km

  • THE CEDAR PRACTICE

    JOHN SCOTT HEALTH CENTRE, GREEN LANES, LONDON, N4 2NU

    ODS code F84036

    1.3 km

  • THE HERON PRACTICE

    GREEN LANES, LONDON, N4 2NU

    ODS code F84119

    1.3 km

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.4 km

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    1.5 km

  • STROUD GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    181 STROUD GREEN ROAD, LONDON, N4 3PZ

    ODS code F83686

    1.6 km

  • THE 157 MEDICAL PRACTICE

    157 STROUD GREEN ROAD, FINSBURY PARK, LONDON, N4 3PZ

    ODS code F85067

    1.6 km

  • HANLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    51 HANLEY ROAD, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N4 3DU

    ODS code Y01066

    1.7 km

  • ARCHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    652 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N19 3NU

    ODS code F83004

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 126 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

  • Riversdale Road / Blackstock Road

    BCT · Highbury

    0.1 miles
  • Arsenal

    TMU · Arsenal

    0.2 miles
  • Riversdale Road / Blackstock Road

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles
  • St Joan of Arc School

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles
  • Arsenal Underground Station

    MET · Arsenal

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 006F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,465 of 33,755

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

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 £660,000 from 10 recorded sales in N5 1FF. 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

344 open schools are in scope, including 176 primary and 41 secondary schools. St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 103 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

16,449 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,370.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,032 events.

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