Area Report
Last updated 20 JUN 2026Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
01 — Snapshot
Around N1 2DA.
The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.
37Good/Outstanding within 1 mi
113 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 165 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: St Mary's CofE Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi
131crimes last month
IMD crime decile 1/10 · 131 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 81.7)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
63GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 2/10 · 60 GP, 3 hospitals, 59 dentists, pharmacy 0.0 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE — 0.1 mi
Essex Road Rail Station0.1 mi
Highbury & Islington Underground Station0.5 mi
44 bus stops also within 0.5 miles
38green spaces
IMD environment decile 2/10 · 10.9 ha total — no proper park nearby
Nearest: Playground (0.13 ha) — 0.1 mi
172supermarkets
172 supermarkets within 2 mi — Budgens, Tesco, Planet Organic, The Southern Co-operative… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.1 mi
Nearest: Budgens - Essex Road — 0.1 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near N1 2DA.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
Air qualityModerate
23.1µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Road noiseLoud
66dB Lden
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
03 — House prices
Sold prices in N1.
Average sold price by property type across the N1 district, 2021–2026 — 5,446 sales.
About N1 2DA
N1 2DA scores 50/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Budgens - Essex Road within a short walk. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
In national context, N1 2DA is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 5,450 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 4/10).
There are 165 schools within the typical catchment area, including 37 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 76 rated Good. The nearest school is St Mary's CofE Primary School (Ofsted: Good), about 2 minutes' walk away.
There were 131 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a high level of immediate-area crime.
Healthcare access is good, with 60 GP surgeries, 3 hospitals and 59 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE, within a short walk. The nearest hospital is MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL NHST, 0.9 mi away. A pharmacy is within a short walk.
