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Lower Holloway
What it's like at N7 8JN: every home that has sold on the street 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
Sales and extensions on the street; 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.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
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 Holloway Road Underground station, a few minutes' walk (250 m). The nearest rail station is Drayton Park, 550 m away, with 729k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Lowther Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (route 153); 190 departures an hour from the 12 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 63% 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 Holloway Model Bakery closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Northern Medical Centre (200 m), with Vyne the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Love Epil 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.
Che Che is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The George the nearest pub (100 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).
There are 10 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (93%).
69 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| School of Audio Engineering | II | 100 m |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus Church and Presbytery | II | 160 m |
| 539-541, Liverpool Road | II | 190 m |
| 537, Liverpool Road | II | 200 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Islington South and Finsbury constituency: Emily Thornberry MP (Labour), since May 2005. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 15,455 (36.1%), turnout 58%. Vote shares: Labour 54%, Green Party 18%, Liberal Democrat 10%, Conservative 8%.
70 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 N7 8JN →
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Paradise Park, 250 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, 200 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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 56.7% | 67.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 21.1% | 12.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 20.7% | 19.2% | 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.
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