Is N7 9GA a good place to live?
Islington (N7 9GA), London, England
View N7 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
N7 9GA has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 92 nearby (23 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
N7 9GA is a UK postcode in N7 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Caledonian Road, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around N7 9GA 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, 33 incidents were reported in N7 9GA. 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 — Good
- Schools
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
N7 9GA is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 33 incidents were reported in N7 9GA.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (67%), Violent crime (9%), Burglary (9%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within N7, this postcode ranks 490 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 9GA
92 schools near N7 9GA, including 23 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 49 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 11 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
N7 9GA 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 ALDI, 0.3 miles away.
Penn Road Gardens is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- ALDI0.3 mi
- Arsenal Mini Mart0.3 mi
- Waitrose0.4 mi
- Co-op Food0.4 mi
- U.see.inn Continental Supermarket0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Penn Road Gardens0.2 mi
- Biddestone Park0.2 mi
- Camden Road Open Space0.3 mi
- Paradise Park0.3 mi
- Market Road Garden0.3 mi
Transportation
Caledonian Road is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from N7 9GA - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Holloway Road (0.2 mi), Drayton Park (0.5 mi), Caledonian Road & Barnsbury (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Caledonian Road0.2 mi
- Holloway Road0.2 mi
- Drayton Park0.5 mi
- Caledonian Road & Barnsbury0.5 mi
- Arsenal0.7 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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