Is N5 2RA a good place to live?
Islington (N5 2RA), London, England
View N5 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
N5 2RA has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 93 nearby (23 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
N5 2RA is a UK postcode in N5 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Unknown Station, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around N5 2RA 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, 19 incidents were reported in N5 2RA. It ranks 328 of 423 for safety within N5.
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 — Moderate
- Schools
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
N5 2RA is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 19 incidents were reported in N5 2RA.
The most common categories are Violent crime (26%), Theft from person (21%), Anti-social behaviour (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within N5, this postcode ranks 328 of 423 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- N5 district average
- 396 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near N5 2RA
93 schools near N5 2RA, including 23 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 79 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 55 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 14 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 9 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
N5 2RA 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 Highbury Natural, 0.4 miles away.
Northampton Park Triangle is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Highbury Natural0.4 mi
- Waitrose0.6 mi
- Addis Food and Wine0.6 mi
- Budgens0.7 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Northampton Park Triangle0.2 mi
- St Paul's Shrubbery0.2 mi
- St Paul's Park0.3 mi
- Newington Green0.3 mi
- Nightingale Park0.3 mi
Transportation
Unknown Station is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from N5 2RA - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Canonbury (0.1 mi), Highbury & Islington (0.6 mi), Drayton Park (0.6 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Unknown Station0.1 mi
- Canonbury0.1 mi
- Highbury & Islington0.6 mi
- Drayton Park0.6 mi
- Essex Road0.7 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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