Is N1 7AJ a good place to live?
Hackney (N1 7AJ), London, England
View N1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
N1 7AJ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (28 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
N1 7AJ is a UK postcode in N1 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Essex Road, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around N1 7AJ 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, 1 incident was reported in N1 7AJ. It ranks in the top 25% 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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 78/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
N1 7AJ is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in N1 7AJ.
The most common categories are Public order (100%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within N1, this postcode ranks 64 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 7AJ
93 schools near N1 7AJ, including 28 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (23 Outstanding, 52 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 10 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
N1 7AJ 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 The Co-operative Food, 0.2 miles away.
Arlington Square is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food0.2 mi
- Food Bazaar0.3 mi
- Harvest N10.3 mi
- Planet Organic0.3 mi
- The Boutique Grocer0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Arlington Square0.1 mi
- Basire Street Playground0.1 mi
- Union Square0.1 mi
- Packington Square0.2 mi
- Canalside Square0.2 mi
Transportation
Essex Road is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from N1 7AJ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Angel (0.6 mi), Haggerston (0.7 mi), Old Street (0.8 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Essex Road0.3 mi
- Angel0.6 mi
- Haggerston0.7 mi
- Old Street0.8 mi
- Hoxton0.8 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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