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N1 St Mary's & St James' — Family Area Report

St Mary's & St James' · Islington

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Islington£2,008/yrHackney£2,054/yrThis postcode straddles 2 boroughs, so the exact rate depends on the street.
Family densityHigh · 28–34%29.6% of households have dependent children
66
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

N1 is the London postcode area covering St Mary's & St James' in the London Borough of Islington. It scores 66/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on schools (100/100) and weakest on everyday amenities (0/100). 48 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is King's Cross in 17 min on the morning rush. 29.6% of households here have dependent children — high.

What borough is N1 in?

N1 is in the London Borough of Islington. Its representative postcode sits in the St Mary's & St James' ward. On our family-life index, N1 scores 66/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools100
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density44
Commute70

Schools

48 within 1 mile

There are 48 schools within a mile of N1 — 12 primary and 2 secondary among the top matches. Shoreditch Park Primary School is the top-rated near-neighbour, 847m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • The New North Academy

    Primary · 116 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    151m

  • City of London Academy Islington

    Secondary · 852 pupils

    209m

  • Richard Cloudesley School

    Special · 109 pupils

    210m

  • St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Primary · 171 pupils

    251m

  • Rotherfield Primary School

    Primary · 331 pupils

    503m

  • Hanover Primary School

    Primary · 244 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    548m

  • William Tyndale Primary School

    Primary · 448 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    593m

  • Thomas Fairchild Community School

    Primary · 210 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    615m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

N1 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    8
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    12

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Excellent · Under 25 min
    Waterloo
    35 min
    via Northern & Jubilee + 1 bus
    King's CrossFastest
    17 min
    via 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    27 min
    via Northern & Circle + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    38 min
    via Northern & DLR + 1 bus
    Paddington
    42 min
    via Northern & Circle + 2 buses
    Victoria
    34 min
    via Northern & Victoria + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: King's Cross in 17 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

      N1 — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about St Mary's & St James', answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      What London borough is N1 in?
      N1 is in the London Borough of Islington. Its representative postcode falls in the St Mary's & St James' ward. N1 scores 66/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
      Is N1 a good area for families?
      N1 (St Mary's & St James', Islington) scores 66/100 on our family-life index, making it a solid pick among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 100/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
      What are the schools like in N1?
      There are 48 schools within a mile of N1, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. N1 scores 100/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
      How safe is N1?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in N1 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, N1 scores 100/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from N1 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from N1 is King's Cross in about 17 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in N1?
      29.6% of households in N1's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as high (28–34%) versus the rest of London.

      Areas near N1

      The closest postcodes to N1 we cover are EC1V (Bunhill, ~1.2km), N5 (Highbury, ~1.8km), N7 (Holloway, ~2.2km) and E8 (London Fields, ~2.2km). Families weighing N1 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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