Is N1 2GA a good place to live?
Hackney (N1 2GA), London, England
View N1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
N1 2GA has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 92 nearby (29 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
N1 2GA is a UK postcode in N1 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Essex Road, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around N1 2GA include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 9 incidents were reported in N1 2GA. 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 2GA is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 9 incidents were reported in N1 2GA.
The most common categories are Violent crime (33%), Public order (22%), Drugs (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within N1, this postcode ranks 1274 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 2GA
92 schools near N1 2GA, including 29 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (23 Outstanding, 50 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (6 Outstanding and 9 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
N1 2GA 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 Food Bazaar, 0.4 miles away.
New River Walk is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar0.4 mi
- Harvest N10.4 mi
- Budgens0.5 mi
- Planet Organic0.5 mi
- The Co-operative Food0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- New River Walk0.1 mi
- Annette Gardens0.1 mi
- Nightingale Park0.1 mi
- Morton Road Park0.2 mi
- St Paul's Park0.2 mi
Transportation
Essex Road is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from N1 2GA - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Canonbury (0.4 mi), Unknown Station (0.4 mi), Highbury & Islington (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Essex Road0.2 mi
- Canonbury0.4 mi
- Unknown Station0.4 mi
- Highbury & Islington0.5 mi
- Dalston Junction0.8 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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