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N5 Highbury — Family Area Report

Highbury · Islington

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Islington£2,008/yr
Family densityLow · 16–21%18.4% of households have dependent children
66
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

N5 is the London postcode area covering Highbury 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). 35 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 22 min on the morning rush. 18.4% of households here have dependent children — low.

Schools100
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density7
Commute70

Schools

35 within 1 mile

  • The London Screen Academy

    16 plus · 867 pupils

    178m

  • Highbury Fields School

    Secondary · 733 pupils

    241m

  • St Joan of Arc RC Primary School

    Primary · 427 pupils

    350m

  • Samuel Rhodes MLD School

    Special · 130 pupils

    467m

  • St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School

    Primary · 206 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    509m

  • City of London Academy Highbury Grove

    Secondary · 892 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    538m

  • Drayton Park Primary School

    Primary · 277 pupils

    564m

  • Gillespie Primary School

    Primary · 227 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    679m

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

Safety

0 incidents 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
    5
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    6

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Excellent · Under 25 min
    Waterloo
    41 min
    via Victoria & Bakerloo + 1 bus
    King's CrossFastest
    22 min
    via Victoria + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    31 min
    via Great Northern & Circle
    Canary Wharf
    39 min
    via Windrush & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Paddington
    44 min
    via Great Northern & Victoria & Bakerloo
    Victoria
    33 min
    via Victoria + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: King's Cross in 22 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.

      N5 — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about Highbury, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      Is N5 a good area for families?
      N5 (Highbury, 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 N5?
      There are 35 schools within a mile of N5, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. N5 scores 100/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
      How safe is N5?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in N5 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, N5 scores 100/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from N5 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from N5 is King's Cross in about 22 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in N5?
      18.4% of households in N5's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as low (16–21%) versus the rest of London.

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