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N7 Holloway — Family Area Report

Holloway · Islington

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Islington£2,008/yr
Family densityLow · 16–21%18.7% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

N7 is the London postcode area covering Holloway in the London Borough of Islington. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 39 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 16 min on the morning rush. 18.7% of households here have dependent children — low.

What borough is N7 in?

N7 is in the London Borough of Islington. Its representative postcode sits in the Holloway ward. On our family-life index, N7 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density8
Commute70

Schools

39 within 1 mile

There are 39 schools within a mile of N7 — 15 primary and 4 secondary among the top matches. St Mary Magdalene Academy is the top-rated near-neighbour, 843m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 434 pupils

    478m

  • London Metropolitan University

    Higher education institutions

    580m

  • The Bridge School

    Special · 260 pupils

    629m

  • New River College Secondary

    Pupil referral · 26 pupils

    669m

  • Grafton Primary School

    Primary · 435 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    711m

  • Hungerford School

    Primary · 140 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    744m

  • Lift Beacon High

    Secondary · 414 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    758m

  • Pakeman Primary School

    Primary · 338 pupils

    767m

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

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

N7 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
    13

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Excellent · Under 25 min
    Waterloo
    37 min
    via Piccadilly & Northern + 1 bus
    King's CrossFastest
    16 min
    via 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    32 min
    via Piccadilly & Hammersmith & City + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    45 min
    via Piccadilly & Northern & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Paddington
    40 min
    via Piccadilly & Circle + 2 buses
    Victoria
    35 min
    via Piccadilly & Victoria + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: King's Cross in 16 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.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode N7. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    N7 — frequently asked questions

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

    What London borough is N7 in?
    N7 is in the London Borough of Islington. Its representative postcode falls in the Holloway ward. N7 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is N7 a good area for families?
    N7 (Holloway, Islington) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in N7?
    There are 39 schools within a mile of N7, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. N7 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is N7?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in N7 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, N7 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from N7 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from N7 is King's Cross in about 16 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in N7?
    18.7% of households in N7's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as low (16–21%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near N7

    The closest postcodes to N7 we cover are N5 (Highbury, ~1.4km), N19 (Junction, ~1.6km), N1 (St Mary's & St James', ~2.2km) and NW1 (Regent's Park, ~2.8km). Families weighing N7 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

    Nearby reports

    N1St Mary's & St James'· 66N2East Finchley· 36N3Finchley Church End· 36N5Highbury· 66N8Hornsey· 66N9Lower Edmonton· 36

    Head-to-head

    N7 vs N1N7 vs N2N7 vs N3N7 vs N5N7 vs N8N7 vs N9

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