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Thinking of living at N7 6DL? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakeman Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Grafton Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Drayton Park Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 85% met the expected standard |
| Gillespie Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 89% met the expected standard |
| Highbury Fields School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 57.4 · 26% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary Magdalene Academy | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 59.3 · 33% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Arts and Media School Islington | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 38.3 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lift Beacon High | Secondary | 1.2 km | – |
| City of London Academy Highbury Grove | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 45.4 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School | Independent | 1.7 km | 29.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Yeshuos Moshe School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Fitness First (Highbury) | 760 m | 59 |
| Tennis | Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches | 1.1 km | 59 |
| Yoga | Hello Yoga Studio & Fair-Well Shop | 810 m | 39 |
| Fitness | Highbury Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 31 |
| Football | The Armoury | 330 m | 21 |
| Billiards | The Enkel Arms | 380 m | 19 |
| Pilates | Thirty Eleven | 1.5 km | 18 |
| Squash | Sobell Leisure Centre (Holloway) | 280 m | 17 |
| Darts | The Sheephaven Bay | 3.1 km | 12 |
| Multi-sport | Clissold Leisure Centre | 1.9 km | 10 |
| Cricket | Parliament Hill Cricket Pitches | 2.7 km | 10 |
| Boxing | Islington Boxing Club | 1.7 km | 9 |
| Basketball | Talacre Community Sports Centre | 2.6 km | 8 |
| Gym | Better Gym Holloway | 510 m | 7 |
| Athletics | Finsbury Park - Track & Gym | 1.8 km | 7 |
| Bowls | Finsbury Park Bowls Club | 1.8 km | 7 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 77. 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.
The nearest station is Holloway Road Underground station, a few minutes' walk (450 m). The nearest rail station is Drayton Park, 650 m away, with 729k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Holloway Road / Camden Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 254, 19, 153, 310); 304 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 21% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 6 km away as the crow flies.
70% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Pakeman Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 62% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre (0.8 km), with 7 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Highbury Fields School, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 57.4 · 26% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Mary Magdalene Academy (1.6 km) and Parliament Hill School (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (5.8 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (7.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 250 m away; One Stop Hornsey Road (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sobell Medical Centre (300 m), with Hornsey Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Madi's Barbers Club is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Whittington Hospital, 2.0 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: 34 restaurants and cafés and 6 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Broccoli is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Tollington Public House the nearest pub (50 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 264 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Homes are mostly flats (89%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Kinloch Gardens, 300 m away; for exercise, Sobell Leisure Centre (250 m).
68 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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| St Paul's Waldorf School |
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| Independent |
| 2.1 km |
| – |
Every primary near N7 6DL, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond), 3.1 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 13 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 26 km.
Most households own their home, 26% rent privately.
It's young: 27% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is London Metropolitan University, 600 m 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.