Finsbury Park · Islington · Islington South and Finsbury constituency · 51.55699, -0.11747

N7 6PR— Finsbury Park, Islington

Location and area intelligence for N7 6PR, Finsbury Park, Islington

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Schools 86%Safety 26/100Transport 55/100Yield 3.83%
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Strong, well-rated schools set this area apart

Area score
58
Safety
26
Schools
90
Transport
55
Environment
58
Investment
64

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Location

N7 6PR

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
Very highYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income+7.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+514.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for N7 6PR

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Grafton Primary School

Good · Inspected Nov 2023 · 3 min walk

KS2: 105.4

★★

Secondary

Arts and Media School Islington

Good · Inspected Apr 2023 · 14 min walk

P8: +0.32A8: 45.9

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 17 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

North Islington Nursery School

Not inspected · 14 min walk

6 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

High crime

399.4 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
→ Stable

+203% vs borough

Note: high crime per resident is typical of central London postcodes — daytime population is often 5–10× the resident count.

Crime by type

Other43%
Violence & sexual offences16%
Anti-social behaviour12%
Theft12%
Robbery5%
Drug offences5%
Vehicle crime4%
Burglary4%

Road safety

93

Road safety score

3

Accidents (5yr)

1

KSI (5yr)

7

Serious within 200m

MEDIUM pedestrian risk1 pedestrian casualties (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Holloway Fire Station · 522m

Crime is +514% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

LHA rates — Inner North London

Shared room£708/mo
1 bedroom£1440/mo
2 bedrooms£1794/mo
3 bedrooms£2160/mo
4 bedrooms£3060/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield850 kWh/kWp/yr

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £1,691
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 5

Very Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Above London average
Holloway Road Underground StationPiccadilly line
6.4 min walk
Drayton Park

Nearby stations

Holloway Road Underground StationPiccadilly
7 min walk
Arsenal Underground StationPiccadilly
9 min walk
Caledonian Road Underground StationPiccadilly
12 min walk
Drayton ParkNational Rail
12 min walk
Finsbury Park Underground StationPiccadilly · Victoria
14 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

71

Walkability score

212

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

1.2 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge40 min ↑
Victoria37 min ↓
Waterloo39 min ↑
Canary Wharf44 min ↓
City ★36 min

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

9

Car parks (800m)

6

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park84m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock1.2 km

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 25.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³
Better than 83% of London
NoiseNONE
road
SEVERE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 2.9 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB4% green spaceTree canopy: 61%
Less green space than 80% of London

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 3.7 km

Energy

Solar: 850 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,526 hrs/yr

Sunshine

601 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.8°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield849.5 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

ARCHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

652 HOLLOWAY ROAD, N19 3NU

11 min walk

63%

Recommend GP

63%

Overall GP experience

1

GPs within 1km

5

Dentists within 1km

4

Care homes (1km)

Nearest A&EWHITTINGTON HEALTH NHS TRUST · 1.8 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%74.4%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

104

Parks (1km)

63

Restaurants (800m)

39

Cafes (800m)

6

Pubs (400m)

2

Pharmacies (800m)

7

Gyms (1km)

9

Sports (1km)

13

Convenience

Nearest supermarketLidl · 70 m
1 swimming pools1 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

6

Late-night venues

C
1,472 licensed premises in borough754 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

1

Libraries (1km)

1

Cinemas (2km)

359m

Post office

Nearby shops

Holloway Meat London Ltd168 m
Mereb Food & Wine215 m
Unique Newsagents233 m
Seven Sisters Greengrocers251 m

Nearby cafes

Caffè Nero23 m
Amici Coffee Deli66 m
Starbucks126 m
mooboo148 m

Nearby restaurants

German Doner Kebab17 m
Afrikana41 m
Azuma58 m
Raj of Islington59 m

Nearby pubs

Big Red128 m
The Enkel Arms173 m
The Coronet199 m
Somali Banadir Red Sea Social Club247 m

Nearby gyms

Sobell Leisure Centre427 m
F45 Holloway474 m
Hornsey Road Baths & Laundry489 m
PureGym500 m

Nearby pharmacies

Hornsey Road Pharmacy458 m
Caledonian Pharmacy714 m

Nearby health

Gentle Dental Care333 m
Sobell Medical Centre428 m
The Village Practice594 m
Torrance Dental Care743 m
Food hygiene (5-star)47% of 245

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
251

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

64

Investment score

Good

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£2,025London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
3.8% (average)London avg: 3.8%Above average yield
Gentrification score35/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition251

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+16.8%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

47.1

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

High

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score9/100
Bakerloo Extension route6,911m
Crossrail 2 route2,691m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 3/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 8,824 nationally

1,282

Est. population

15,588/km²

73%

Employed

66%

Degree educated

£45,100

Median income

5.7%

Claimant rate

Urban coreVery high densityYoung professionals

26

Community stability

Age profile

48%
23%
Under 1811%
18–3448%
35–4923%
50–6411%
65+6%

Tenure

18%
56%
14%
Own outright11%
Own (mortgage)18%
Private rent56%
Social rent14%
Shared ownership1%

Ethnicity

37%
30%
White British37%
White Other30%
Asian9%
Black8%
Mixed9%
Other8%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional52%
Routine / semi-routine12%
No car household71%
Unemployed7%
No qualifications9%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent56%
Social rent14%

vs. London

Income vs London+7.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
16
Live planning apps (800m)
99
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
9
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
17
Planning apps (3 years)
11
Local approval rate
71%
Borough approval rate
68%
Opportunity area
No
CIL rate (residential)
£400/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
23
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
61
Largest scheme
478 homes · PART OF SITE KNOWN AS LOUGH ROAD EAST, PART OF SITE KNOWN AS LOUGH ROAD EAST, HORNSEY STREET, EDEN GROVE, N7
Pipeline pressure
MODERATE

Named schemes (500m)

67 - 83, Seven Sisters Road, and 10 Sussex Way, London111 homes
completed
HOLLOWAY ARCADE, 385-401, HOLLOWAY ARCADE, 385-40170 homes
completed
6TH FORM CENTRE, 6TH FORM CENTRE, ANNETTE ROAD, N762 homes
completed
LOREBURN HOUSE LORAINE ESTATE, LOREBURN HOUSE LORAINE ESTATE36 homes
completed
1, Holloway Road, Formerly known as, 317-321 Holloway Road, London, N7 9SS34 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Green
Ward majority vote
12.1%
Ward turnout
42%
Election year
2026
MP
Emily Thornberry (Labour)
MP majority
7,247
Constituency
Islington North

Councillors

Caroline Jane AllenGreen
Syreen HassanGreen
Mick O'SullivanLabour

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Key facts for N7 6PR

Full postcodeN7 6PR
Postcode districtN7
BoroughLondon Borough of Islington
WardFinsbury Park
Latitude51.556989
Longitude-0.117466
Parliamentary constituencyIslington South and Finsbury
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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