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Thinking of living at N7 7AY? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drayton Park Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 85% met the expected standard |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Mary Magdalene Academy | Primary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 59.3 · 33% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Laycock Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Canonbury Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| St Mary Magdalene Academy | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 59.3 · 33% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Highbury Fields School | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 57.4 · 26% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| City of London Academy Highbury Grove | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 45.4 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School | Independent | 1.1 km | 29.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Paul's Waldorf School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| The Children's House School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
Every primary near N7 7AY, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Highbury Leisure Centre | 550 m | 67 |
| Tennis | Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches | 690 m | 55 |
| Yoga | LIM | 1.1 km | 40 |
| Fitness | Highbury Leisure Centre | 550 m | 35 |
| Football | The Armoury | 350 m | 21 |
| Billiards | The Enkel Arms | 1.0 km | 20 |
| Squash | Sobell Leisure Centre (Holloway) | 870 m | 18 |
| Pilates | Down To Earth | 2.1 km | 18 |
| Darts | The Sheephaven Bay | 2.9 km | 14 |
| Cricket | Parliament Hill Cricket Pitches | 3.1 km | 12 |
| Multi-sport | Clissold Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 9 |
| Boxing | Islington Boxing Club | 2.3 km | 9 |
| Gym | Better Gym Holloway | 320 m | 8 |
| Basketball | Rhodes Estate Carlisle Walk Ball Court | 2.6 km | 8 |
| Climbing | The Castle Climbing Centre | 1.9 km | 7 |
| Athletics | Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form | 2.0 km | 7 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 76. 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: 57% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Drayton Park, a few minutes' walk (300 m), with 729k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Moorgate.
The nearest bus stop is Liverpool Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 43, 21, 19, 4); 224 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 15% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 5 km away as the crow flies.
73% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Drayton Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 85% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Mary Magdalene Academy (0.5 km), with 7 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Mary Magdalene Academy, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 59.3 · 33% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Highbury Fields School (0.8 km) and Parliament Hill School (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (6.2 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (8.3 km).
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 200 m away, with Good Value closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Medical Centre (50 m), with Atkins Chemist the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Sally's Nail Bar is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Whittington Hospital, 2.4 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: 51 restaurants and cafés and 5 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Jamie Oliver HQ is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and One Eighty One the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 194 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 33% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (St Mary Magdalene, Hillmarton).
67 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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There are 10 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (93%).
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is St Mary Magdalene Gardens, 350 m away; for exercise, Fit4less Highbury & Islington (150 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond), 3.3 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 22.6 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 25 km.
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 34% socially.
It's young: 31% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 63% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is London Metropolitan University, 100 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.