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On Blackstock Road, in Brownswood
What it's like at N4 2JE: every home that has sold on Blackstock Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
11 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 3 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Blackstock Road; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
24 of the 158 homes on the street are owned by companies (2 overseas).
| Flat B, Alexandra Buildings, 6a, Blackstock RoadFlat | May 2012 | £130,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat C, Alexandra Buildings, 6a, Blackstock RoadFlat | Apr 2015 | £175,000 | – | – | 1 |
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 59% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Finsbury Park, a few minutes' walk (150 m), with 11.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Moorgate.
The nearest bus stop is Finsbury Park /Blackstock Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 29, 253, 254, 259); 492 departures an hour from the 18 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 14% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 7 km away as the crow flies.
66% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Parkwood Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 59% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre (0.3 km), with 8 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Arts and Media School Islington, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 38.3 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Highbury Fields School (1.3 km) and St Mary Magdalene Academy (2.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (6.6 km) and The Latymer School (7 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Foods, 50 m away; New Station Place (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Village Practice (700 m), with Park Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (under 50 m).
For a haircut, Rymi Hair & Beauty is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Whittington Hospital, 2.9 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 21 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Salvation in Noodles is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Blackstock Public House the nearest pub (50 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 120 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 49% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Brownswood, Stoke Newington Reservoirs, Filter Beds and New River).
Homes are mostly flats (88%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 58% were built before 1919.
65 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.
Tottenham constituency: Mr David Lammy MP (Labour), since June 2000. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 15,434 (38.4%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Labour 58%, Green Party 19%, Independent 6%, Conservative 6%.
74 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near N4 2JE →
On this street: 0 of 80 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 3.2% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 73.6% | 65.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.4% | 11.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 13.8% | 22.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest park is Woodfall Park, 500 m away; for exercise, The Manor LDN (250 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond), 4.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 20.8 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 27 km.
Many neighbours rent: 40% of households rent privately and 28% socially.
It's young: 26% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 64% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is London Metropolitan University, 1.5 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.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 34 min
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 158 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.