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N7 8DB · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 12 JUN 2026

N7 8DB

Neighbourhood Report

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

NestScope Score
55/ 100

A mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 3/10, ranked 8,440 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around N7 8DB.

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.

Schools76/100
27Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

109 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 149 schools in total

Nearest top-rated: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (Good) — 0.2 mi

Safety30/100
146crimes last month

IMD crime decile 1/10 · 146 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 69.3)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare81/100
57GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 5/10 · 54 GP, 3 hospitals, 44 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION — 0.2 mi

Transport82/100
Drayton Park Rail Station0.2 mi
Highbury & Islington Rail Station0.5 mi
Holloway Road Underground Station0.1 mi
Caledonian Road Underground Station0.4 mi
Caledonian Road Underground Station0.4 mi

31 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space59/100
28green spaces

IMD environment decile 1/10 · 17.7 ha total — no proper park nearby

Nearest: Playground (300 m²) — 0.1 mi

Amenities95/100
128supermarkets

128 supermarkets within 2 mi — Aldi, Waitrose, The Co-operative Group, Tesco… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.2 mi

Nearest: Aldi 271-275 Holloway Road, London — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near N7 8DB.

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 noiseLoud
79dB Lden

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

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
49dB Lden

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

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in N7.

Average sold price by property type across the N7 district, 202120262,372 sales.

£0£1M£2M£3M£4M202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached
Semi-detached£1.7M 23.9%
Terraced£1.2M 8.7%
Flat£516k 0.2%

District-level averages (N7) — 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 N7 8DB

N7 8DB scores 55/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Aldi 271-275 Holloway Road, London 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, N7 8DB is a mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood — IMD decile 3/10, ranked 8,440 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 2/10).

There are 149 schools within the typical catchment area, including 33 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 76 rated Good. The nearest school is London Metropolitan University, within a short walk.

There were 146 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a high level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 54 GP surgeries, 3 hospitals and 44 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION, about 3 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is THE WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL AT NORTHERN HEALTH CENTRE, 0.9 mi away. A pharmacy is within a short walk.

The nearest rail stations are Drayton Park Rail Station (Train, about 5 minutes' walk away), Highbury & Islington Rail Station (Train, about 9 minutes' walk away), Holloway Road Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 3 minutes' walk away), Caledonian Road Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 8 minutes' walk away), Caledonian Road Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 8 minutes' walk away). There are also 31 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is very high (about 79 dB Lden), and rail noise is low (about 49 dB Lden).

There are 28 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 17.7 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playground (300 m²), about 3 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (about 9 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 128 supermarkets in the wider area, including Aldi, Waitrose, The Co-operative Group, Tesco and others. The nearest is Aldi 271-275 Holloway Road, London, within a short walk. A public library is about 4 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore N7 8DB on NestScope.

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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.

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All data from publicly available UK government sources. Each dimension uses a category-appropriate radius (walking distance for crime and transport, school catchment, drive distance for healthcare). IMD context is the latest published English Indices of Deprivation (2019). This report is for informational purposes only.