W1A postcode area guide — Islington
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the W1A postcode district in Islington — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in W1A
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
60%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
60%
Gigabit-capable
60%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the W1A postcode district (Islington) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 10 postcodes Ofcom measures in W1A, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 60% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 60%.
Around 0% of premises in W1A fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in W1A
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| W1A 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| W1A 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| W1A 1BD | 100% | 100% |
| W1A 1DB | 100% | 100% |
| W1A 2AJ | 100% | 100% |
| W1A 2BR | 0% | 0% |
| W1A 2BU | 100% | 100% |
| W1A 3BZ | 0% | 0% |
| W1A 3HS | 0% | 0% |
| W1A 4EH | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Islington
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Islington district (120,046 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in W1A
Police recorded 3,041 incidents within about a mile of the centre of W1A in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 577 | 19.0% |
| Other theft | 515 | 16.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 494 | 16.2% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 471 | 15.5% |
| Shoplifting | 412 | 13.5% |
| Public order | 138 | 4.5% |
| Robbery | 105 | 3.5% |
| Bicycle theft | 94 | 3.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
Who lives here? Islington demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Islington district (216,589 residents, 96,496 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.2% |
| 15–29 | 38.5% |
| 30–44 | 21.4% |
| 45–64 | 15.5% |
| 65+ | 9.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 26.7% |
| Private rented | 31.5% |
| Social rented | 15.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around W1A
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Hatton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 228 | EC1R 4PQ |
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 190 | WC1N 2NX |
| Capital City College | 16 plus | 14–99 | — | WC1X 8RA |
| Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH | Not applicable | 4–18 | 0 | WC1N 3JH |
| Thomas Coram Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 105 | WC1N 2NY |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 81 | EC1N 7SD |
| City Junior School | Not applicable | 7–11 | 288 | WC1R 5EY |
| Hugh Myddelton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 502 | EC1R 1YJ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in W1A
53 rated food businesses operate in W1A. 48 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Alto By San Carlo, Aramark @ Selfridges, BBC Club, Bens Green Grocers, Blondies Kitchen.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Islington
Landlines around W1A typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.