N5 1BU
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Property report — N5 1BU
Open-data due diligence for N5 1BU and the area around it.
N5 1BU in brief: no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for N5 1BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the N5 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£967,862
Population
22,958
Crimes recorded
51
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
93%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in N5 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (34 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
No sales recorded on N5 1BU in the data period. Sold-price history covers HM Land Registry Price Paid; a postcode this size may go several years between sales.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Highbury Fields School | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Drayton Park Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Gillespie Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Pakeman Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Joan of Arc RC Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: THE VILLAGE PRACTICE (0.3 mi) · SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi) · THE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL AT NORTHERN HEALTH CENTRE (0.8 mi) · CAMDEN MEWS DAY HOSPITAL (1.5 mi) · THE WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL (1.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: EAST STAND AT HIGHBURY STADIUM (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · CHURCH OF ST THOMAS AND ATTACHED HALLS AND WALLS (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · NUMBERS 23-61 (ODD) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HORNSEY ROAD PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · C&H PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · HIGHBURY PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Arsenal (0.1 mi) · Drayton Park (0.3 mi) · Holloway Road (0.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Addis Food and Wine (0.2 mi) · Co-op Food (0.3 mi) · Arsenal Mini Mart (0.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 34
- One-person households
- 34%
- Households with children
- 23%
- Households
- 10,400
Owned 34% · Social rent 27% · Private rent 35%
Census 2021 (ONS), for N5 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in N5 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 57/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for N5 1BU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictN5 | SectorN5 1 | PostcodeN5 1BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £910,311 | £967,862 | — |
| Population | 40,962 | 22,958 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 178 | 51 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 96% | 93% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (N5 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.