W1G postcode area guide — Islington
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the W1G postcode district in Islington — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in W1G
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
93.9%
Gigabit-capable
93.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the W1G postcode district (Islington) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 687 postcodes Ofcom measures in W1G, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.9%.
Around 0% of premises in W1G 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 W1G
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| W1G 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| W1G 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| W1G 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| W1G 0AR | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| W1G 0AS | 0% | 0% |
| W1G 0AT | 0% | 0% |
| W1G 0AU | 0% | 0% |
| W1G 0AY | 0% | 0% |
| W1G 0BD | 0% | 0% |
| W1G 0BG | 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 W1G
Police recorded 4,086 incidents within about a mile of the centre of W1G in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 836 | 20.5% |
| Other theft | 782 | 19.1% |
| Shoplifting | 637 | 15.6% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 550 | 13.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 530 | 13.0% |
| Public order | 167 | 4.1% |
| Robbery | 157 | 3.8% |
| Drugs | 138 | 3.4% |
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).
House prices in W1G
Based on 26 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in W1G is £1,550,000, down 8.0% on the previous year (£1,685,000).
Flat / maisonette
£1,200,000
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in W1G
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2026 | £700,000 | Flat | Devonshire Street | W1G 6PR |
| 30 Jan 2026 | £2,140,750 | Flat | Mansfield Street | W1G 9NF |
| 16 Jan 2026 | £1,550,000 | Other | Wheatley Street | W1G 8PS |
| 14 Jan 2026 | £242,000 | Flat | Weymouth Street | W1G 8NT |
| 9 Dec 2025 | £8,387,500 | Other | Wimpole Street | W1G 9RG |
| 5 Dec 2025 | £800,000 | Flat | Mansfield Street | W1G 9NF |
| 25 Nov 2025 | £1,550,000 | Flat | New Cavendish Street | W1G 9UG |
| 10 Nov 2025 | £2,300,000 | Flat | Welbeck Street | W1G 9YB |
| 7 Nov 2025 | £298,000 | Flat | Weymouth Street | W1G 8NN |
| 6 Nov 2025 | £7,600,000 | Flat | New Cavendish Street | W1G 9TA |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 W1G
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's College, London | Not applicable | 3–19 | 412 | W1G 8BT |
| Wetherby Senior School | Not applicable | 11–18 | 406 | W1U 2QU |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 236 | W1U 4DF |
| Southbank International School Westminster | Not applicable | 11–18 | 456 | W1B 1QR |
| The St Marylebone CofE School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,181 | W1U 5BA |
| Eifa International School | Not applicable | 2–14 | 111 | W1B 1LS |
| Royal Academy of Music | Not applicable | — | — | NW1 5HT |
| University of Westminster | Not applicable | — | — | W1B 2UW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Energy performance (EPC) in W1G
From a sample of 12 Energy Performance Certificates across 4 W1G postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 17% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
17%
Band D
42%
Band E
33%
Band G
8%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Islington
Landlines around W1G 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.