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N5 1PB · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 16 JUN 2026

N5 1PB

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
69/ 100

An above-average neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 6/10, ranked 16,660 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around N5 1PB.

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.

Safety40/100
87crimes last month

IMD crime decile 3/10 · 87 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 46.4)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare87/100
51GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 7/10 · 48 GP, 3 hospitals, 45 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION — 0.3 mi

Transport86/100
Drayton Park Rail Station0.1 mi
Highbury & Islington Rail Station0.4 mi
Holloway Road Underground Station0.3 mi
Highbury & Islington Underground Station0.4 mi
Highbury & Islington Underground Station0.4 mi

36 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space61/100
29green spaces

IMD environment decile 2/10 · 17.8 ha total — no proper park nearby

Nearest: Allotments (0.32 ha) — 0.1 mi

Amenities95/100
127supermarkets

127 supermarkets within 2 mi — Waitrose, The Co-operative Group, Aldi, Tesco… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.1 mi

Nearest: Little Waitrose Shell Holloway — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near N5 1PB.

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

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityModerate
22.3µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseModerate
59dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in N5.

Average sold price by property type across the N5 district, 202120261,703 sales.

£0£1M£2M£3M202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£2.8M 33.1%
Semi-detached£2.9M 30.1%
Terraced£1.6M 1.5%
Flat£621k 0.5%

District-level averages (N5) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About N5 1PB

N5 1PB scores 69/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and schools — with Little Waitrose Shell Holloway 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.

Explore area insights about nearby locations

Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.