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postcode districtIslington, London

EC1Y

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

This is the bythenumbers area report for the EC1Y postcode district in Islington, London. This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety. The figures below are from published UK open data covering Schools, Transport and Flood risk. They are not a listing of homes, and they are not advice.

How this 81 was calculated

  • Schools

    89/100·24% of the measure

    96% of 119 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

    A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

    Get Information About Schools, including Ofsted judgements, published August 2026. Measured for the EC1Y postcode district.

  • Transport

    96/100·20% of the measure

    Old Street Rail Station is 0.3 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.

    NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published August 2026. Measured for the EC1Y postcode district.

  • Flood risk

    74/100·13% of the measure

    Nearest flood warning area is 1.4 miles away

    A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.

    Flood warning areas, published August 2026. Measured for the EC1Y postcode district.

  • Broadband

    96/100·13% of the measure

    94% of premises can get gigabit broadband

    A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.

    Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the EC1Y postcode district.

  • Housing market

    53/100·10% of the measure

    23 recorded sales, median £675,000

    A higher measure means more recent recorded sales and more stable prices. It is not a higher house price.

    Price Paid Data, published August 2026. Measured for the EC1Y postcode district.

  • Healthcare access

    91/100·8% of the measure

    Nearest GP practice 0.3 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

    Organisation Data Service directory, published August 2026. Measured for the EC1Y postcode district.

  • Air quality

    54/100·6% of the measure

    PM2.5 annual mean 10.0 µg/m³, modelled for 2023

    A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.

    UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the EC1Y postcode district.

  • Council tax

    45/100·6% of the measure

    Most homes are band C (26% of them)

    A higher measure means a larger share of homes in bands A to C, which typically means a smaller bill, not a higher one.

    Council tax band and charge data, published March 2024. Measured for this neighbourhood.

Not counted for this area

Amenities, Green space. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 84% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

At a glance

Headline figures for this place

  • Nearest station

    0.3 miles

    Old Street Rail Station

    Stations within 1.9 miles

    133

    70 bus stops within a 10 minute walk

  • Nearest GP practice

    0.3 miles

    Livi Systmone Southampton

    GP practices within 1.2 miles

    52

    Hospital 0.3 miles

  • Schools good or outstanding

    96%

    of 119 rated schools nearby

    Nearest school

    190 yards

    Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre

  • Median sold price

    £675,000

    23 sales in the last 12 months

    Median sold price change since 2021

    -17.7%

    was £820,000

Place context

Around EC1Y

EC1Y at 51.5231, -0.0924. Pins mark the nearest station, schools, GP and green space when we have a published point for them.

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Data snapshot last refreshed September 2026. Every figure on this page is traceable on the sources page.