Is N1 5JG a good place to live?
Hackney (N1 5JG), London, England
View N1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
N1 5JG has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 95 nearby (27 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
N1 5JG is a UK postcode in N1 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Hoxton, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around N1 5JG 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, 15 incidents were reported in N1 5JG. It ranks in the top 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
- 77/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
N1 5JG is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 15 incidents were reported in N1 5JG.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (47%), Drugs (27%), Robbery (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within N1, this postcode ranks 1141 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 5JG
95 schools near N1 5JG, including 27 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (23 Outstanding, 52 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 11 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
N1 5JG 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 Lidl, 0.1 miles away.
Whitmore Estate Gardens Play Area is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.1 mi
- Longdan0.3 mi
- Oriental Supermarket0.3 mi
- The Grocery0.3 mi
- The Co-operative Food0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Whitmore Estate Gardens Play Area0.1 mi
- Nuttal Street Gardens Play Area0.2 mi
- Shoreditch Park0.2 mi
- Aske Gardens0.4 mi
- Hoxton Square0.4 mi
Transportation
Hoxton is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from N1 5JG - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Haggerston (0.5 mi), Old Street (0.6 mi), Shoreditch High Street (0.8 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Hoxton0.3 mi
- Haggerston0.5 mi
- Old Street0.6 mi
- Shoreditch High Street0.8 mi
- Essex Road0.8 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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