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Thinking of living at N8 9HN? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Park Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Rokesly Junior School | Primary | 400 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| Rokesly Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 400 m | – |
| Ashmount Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| St Aidan's Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Hornsey School for Girls | Secondary | 350 m | Attainment 8: 49.7 · 14.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Greig City Academy | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 41.6 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Highgate Wood Secondary School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 56.3 · 28.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Arts and Media School Islington | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 38.3 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| City of London Academy, Highgate Hill | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 40.3 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kestrel House School | Independent | 450 m | – |
| The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hornsey School For Girls | 330 m | 73 |
| Swimming | Virgin Active (Crouch End) | 390 m | 35 |
| Yoga | Yoga Junction | 200 m | 23 |
| Football | Cruyff Court | 1.1 km | 20 |
| Bowls | Petanque Court | 930 m | 12 |
| Billiards | North Eight | 880 m | 11 |
| Fitness | Rise Crouch End | 690 m | 10 |
| Cricket | Hornsey Cricket Club | 950 m | 8 |
| Pilates | The Reset Rooms | 400 m | 7 |
| Squash | Coolhurst Lawn Tennis And Squash Rackets Club | 980 m | 7 |
| Athletics | Finsbury Park - Track & Gym | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Gym | CrossFit | 860 m | 6 |
| Multi-sport | Park Road Pools & Fitness | 950 m | 6 |
| Darts | The Tav | 880 m | 5 |
| Skateboard | Skate Attack | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Snooker | Three Compasses | 900 m | 4 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 54. 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: 60% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Hornsey, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 1.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Finsbury Park.
The nearest bus stop is Weston Park, 50 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (route W3); 154 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 13% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 8 km away as the crow flies.
51% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Weston Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Hornsey School for Girls, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 49.7 · 14.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Parliament Hill School (2.9 km) and Highbury Fields School (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (4.8 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (5.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Harvest @, 300 m away, with Weston Bakery closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Christchurch Hall Surgery (550 m), with Saigrace Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Avalon is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Whittington Hospital, 1.8 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: 46 restaurants and cafés and 9 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Jimmy's Burgers @ Crouch End Picture is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Queens the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 126 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 83% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Crouch End, Stroud Green).
Homes are mostly flats (77%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 72% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Stationers Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Yoga Junction (200 m).
71 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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| Channing School |
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| Independent |
| 2.0 km |
| 63.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near N8 9HN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
The beach is on your doorstep: Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond), 3.0 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 18.6 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 14 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 26 km.
Many neighbours rent: 41% of households rent privately and 13% socially.
It's highly educated: 70% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is London Metropolitan University, 3.2 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.