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N5 1NR

Arsenal · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N7 7AY 9 m
N7 8DD 50 m
N5 1XS 51 m
N7 7BL 52 m
N5 1NU 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N5 1NR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 1
Latitude
51.551210
Longitude
-0.109110
British National Grid easting
531,198
British National Grid northing
185,285

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
E00013691
Lower layer super output area
Islington 011H · E01033491
Middle layer super output area
Islington 011 · E02000564

Postcode source versions

Explore N5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
372
Primary
176
Secondary
45

  1. London Metropolitan University

    Higher education institutions

    102 m

  2. Drayton Park Primary School

    Community school

    239 m

  3. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    320 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,374
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,391
  • Anti social behaviour 2,213
  • Theft from the person 1,711
  • Other theft 1,519
  • Shoplifting 1,456

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

6 female, 11 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider N5 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.

GP practices

127

within 5 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    50 m

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    349 m

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    417 m

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    445 m

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    784 m

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    910 m

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    948 m

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.1 km

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.2 km

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83008

    1.2 km

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83666

    1.3 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.5 km

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    1.5 km

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

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

    ODS code Y03103

    1.5 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.5 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.6 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.7 km

  • ARCHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    652 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N19 3NU

    ODS code F83004

    1.7 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.8 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 127 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Liverpool Road

    BCT · Holloway Road

    0.1 miles

  • Liverpool Road

    BCT · Holloway Road

    0.1 miles

  • Holloway Road Station

    BCT · Holloway Road

    0.1 miles

  • Lowther Road

    BCT · Holloway Road

    0.2 miles

  • St Mary Magdalene Church

    BCT · Highbury & Islington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 011H, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,411 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
6
Low risk addresses
1
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

Schools

372 open schools are in scope, including 176 primary and 45 secondary schools. London Metropolitan University is the nearest published school at 102 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,374 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,447.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,391 events.

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