Is N7 9LR a good place to live?
Islington (N7 9LR), London, England
View N7 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
N7 9LR has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 91 nearby (22 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
N7 9LR is a UK postcode in N7 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Caledonian Road, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around N7 9LR 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, 42 incidents were reported in N7 9LR. It ranks 853 of 914 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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
N7 9LR is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 42 incidents were reported in N7 9LR.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (29%), Violent crime (24%), Robbery (10%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within N7, this postcode ranks 853 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 9LR
91 schools near N7 9LR, including 22 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (17 Outstanding, 50 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 10 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
N7 9LR 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 Brazilian Delights, 0.1 miles away.
Cantelowes Gardens is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Brazilian Delights0.1 mi
- The Co-operative Food0.1 mi
- Buy Wise0.2 mi
- Nisa0.3 mi
- U.see.inn Continental Supermarket0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Cantelowes Gardens0.2 mi
- Caledonian Park0.3 mi
- Camden Square Gardens0.3 mi
- Camden Square Dog Park0.3 mi
- Leighton Crescent Gardens0.3 mi
Transportation
Caledonian Road is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from N7 9LR - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Kentish Town (0.5 mi), Unknown Station (0.7 mi), Camden Road (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Caledonian Road0.4 mi
- Kentish Town0.5 mi
- Unknown Station0.7 mi
- Camden Road0.7 mi
- Caledonian Road & Barnsbury0.7 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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