Is N1 8PE a good place to live?
Hackney (N1 8PE), London, England
View N1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
N1 8PE has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (29 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
N1 8PE is a UK postcode in N1 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Angel, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around N1 8PE include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 6 incidents were reported in N1 8PE. 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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 78/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
N1 8PE is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 6 incidents were reported in N1 8PE.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (50%), Violent crime (33%), Other theft (17%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within N1, this postcode ranks 766 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 8PE
93 schools near N1 8PE, including 29 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (24 Outstanding, 50 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 11 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
N1 8PE 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 Planet Organic, 0.3 miles away.
Canalside Square is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Planet Organic0.3 mi
- Co-op0.3 mi
- Harvest N10.3 mi
- The Co-operative Food0.3 mi
- City Road Supermarket0.3 mi
Parks & green space
- Canalside Square0.1 mi
- Packington Square0.1 mi
- Union Square0.1 mi
- Graham Street Park0.2 mi
- Shepherdess Walk Park0.2 mi
Transportation
Angel is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from N1 8PE - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Essex Road (0.5 mi), Old Street (0.7 mi), Highbury & Islington (0.9 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Angel0.4 mi
- Essex Road0.5 mi
- Old Street0.7 mi
- Highbury & Islington0.9 mi
- Hoxton0.9 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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