Is N1 1NJ a good place to live?
Hackney (N1 1NJ), London, England
View N1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 13 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
N1 1NJ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 92 nearby (29 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 13 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
N1 1NJ is a UK postcode in N1 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 13 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Highbury & Islington, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around N1 1NJ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 7 incidents were reported in N1 1NJ. It ranks in the lower half for safety within N1.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 78/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
N1 1NJ is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 7 incidents were reported in N1 1NJ.
The most common categories are Violent crime (43%), Anti-social behaviour (29%), Vehicle crime (14%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within N1, this postcode ranks 1211 of 2304 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- N1 district average
- 647 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near N1 1NJ
92 schools near N1 1NJ, including 29 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 79 primary schools (24 Outstanding, 49 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 13 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 8 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
N1 1NJ is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Budgens, 0.2 miles away.
Arundel Square is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Budgens0.2 mi
- Waitrose0.3 mi
- The Boutique Grocer0.4 mi
- Co-op Food0.5 mi
- U.see.inn Continental Supermarket0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Arundel Square0.2 mi
- Barnsbury Square0.2 mi
- Highbury Island0.3 mi
- Lonsdale Square Garden0.3 mi
- St Mary Magdalene Gardens0.3 mi
Transportation
Highbury & Islington is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from N1 1NJ - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Caledonian Road & Barnsbury (0.3 mi), Essex Road (0.5 mi), Caledonian Road (0.6 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Highbury & Islington0.3 mi
- Caledonian Road & Barnsbury0.3 mi
- Essex Road0.5 mi
- Caledonian Road0.6 mi
- Drayton Park0.7 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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