Is N7 6PA a good place to live?
Islington (N7 6PA), London, England
View N7 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
N7 6PA has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 91 nearby (24 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
N7 6PA is a UK postcode in N7 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Holloway Road, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around N7 6PA 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 60% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 17 incidents were reported in N7 6PA. It ranks in the lower half for safety within N7.
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
- 50/100 — Average
Safety
N7 6PA is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 17 incidents were reported in N7 6PA.
The most common categories are Violent crime (35%), Other theft (18%), Anti-social behaviour (12%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within N7, this postcode ranks 573 of 914 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- N7 district average
- 662 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near N7 6PA
91 schools near N7 6PA, including 24 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (19 Outstanding, 50 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 9 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
N7 6PA 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 Waitrose, 0.0 miles away.
Camden Road Open Space is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Waitrose0.0 mi
- Morrisons0.1 mi
- Lidl0.1 mi
- Arsenal Mini Mart0.3 mi
- ALDI0.3 mi
Parks & green space
- Camden Road Open Space0.1 mi
- Biddestone Park0.1 mi
- Penn Road Gardens0.2 mi
- Kinloch Gardens0.3 mi
- Chambers Road Park0.3 mi
Transportation
Holloway Road is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from N7 6PA - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Arsenal (0.4 mi), Drayton Park (0.5 mi), Caledonian Road (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Holloway Road0.2 mi
- Arsenal0.4 mi
- Drayton Park0.5 mi
- Caledonian Road0.5 mi
- Finsbury Park0.7 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 60%, ultrafast 60%, superfast 80%.
Fibre rollout is partial, so coverage can vary street by street - check the provider checker for your specific address.
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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