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Thinking of living at N4 2DW? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | 250 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Parkwood Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Gillespie Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 89% met the expected standard |
| Stroud Green Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Arts and Media School Islington | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 38.3 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Highbury Fields School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 57.4 · 26% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Skinners' Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 13.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 48.4 · 19% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| City of London Academy Highbury Grove | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 45.4 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Yeshuos Moshe School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School | Independent | 1.2 km | 24.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Finsbury Park | 520 m | 62 |
| Swimming | Fitness First (Highbury) | 650 m | 44 |
| Yoga | LIM | 680 m | 36 |
| Fitness | Highbury Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 28 |
| Football | Arsenal Football Club | 1.0 km | 20 |
| Billiards | Brook Gate | 440 m | 18 |
| Pilates | LeveOut | 1.2 km | 15 |
| Squash | Sobell Leisure Centre (Holloway) | 790 m | 14 |
| Multi-sport | Clissold Leisure Centre | 1.3 km | 11 |
| Athletics | Finsbury Park - Track & Gym | 820 m | 8 |
| Cricket | Hornsey Cricket Club | 2.8 km | 8 |
| Darts | Three Compasses | 2.9 km | 8 |
| Gym | PureGym | 320 m | 7 |
| Bowls | Finsbury Park Bowls Club | 870 m | 7 |
| Basketball | Noel Nelson Basketball Court | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Skateboard | Finsbury Park Skate Park | 440 m | 6 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 73. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 63% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Finsbury Park, a few minutes' walk (250 m), with 11.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Moorgate.
The nearest bus stop is City & Islington College, 50 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 19, 106, 4, 236); 528 departures an hour from the 20 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 13% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 6 km away as the crow flies.
58% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 78% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Gillespie Primary School (0 km), with 8 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Arts and Media School Islington, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 38.3 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Highbury Fields School (0.8 km) and St Mary Magdalene Academy (1.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (6.5 km) and The Latymer School (7.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 50 m away; Al Mahata Supermarket (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Village Practice (650 m), with Park Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Yonas Unisex is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Whittington Hospital, 2.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 72% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 40 restaurants and cafés and 8 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
River Lane Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Blackstock Public House the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 121 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (67%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 59% were built before 1919.
66 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Side By Side School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
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The nearest park is Woodfall Park, 600 m away; for exercise, PureGym (300 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond), 3.9 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 21.6 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 26 km.
Most households own their home, 34% rent privately.
It's young: 24% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 66% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is London Metropolitan University, 1.4 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.