W1W postcode area guide — Islington
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the W1W postcode district in Islington — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in W1W
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
92.8%
Gigabit-capable
92.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the W1W postcode district (Islington) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 593 postcodes Ofcom measures in W1W, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.8%.
Around 0% of premises in W1W 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 W1W
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| W1W 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| W1W 5AE | 100% | 0% |
| W1W 5AF | 100% | 0% |
| W1W 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| W1W 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| W1W 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| W1W 5AN | 100% | 100% |
| W1W 5AP | 100% | 100% |
| W1W 5AQ | 100% | 100% |
| W1W 5AR | 100% | 100% |
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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 W1W
Police recorded 4,729 incidents within about a mile of the centre of W1W in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 974 | 20.6% |
| Other theft | 969 | 20.5% |
| Shoplifting | 674 | 14.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 668 | 14.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 586 | 12.4% |
| Public order | 223 | 4.7% |
| Robbery | 170 | 3.6% |
| Drugs | 162 | 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 W1W
Based on 20 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in W1W is £727,000, down 42.3% on the previous year (£1,260,000).
Flat / maisonette
£670,000
15 sales
Latest recorded sales in W1W
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | £4,750,000 | Other | Hallam Street | W1W 5HD |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £670,000 | Flat | Great Titchfield Street | W1W 6RR |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £725,000 | Flat | Nassau Street | W1W 7AG |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £670,000 | Flat | Hallam Street | W1W 6JW |
| 9 Mar 2026 | £775,000 | Flat | Hallam Street | W1W 6JW |
| 4 Mar 2026 | £1,400,000 | Flat | Weymouth Street | W1W 6DB |
| 12 Feb 2026 | £580,000 | Flat | Great Titchfield Street | W1W 6SG |
| 30 Jan 2026 | £490,000 | Flat | Great Portland Street | W1W 6PR |
| 2 Dec 2025 | £950,000 | Flat | Riding House Street | W1W 7DT |
| 21 Nov 2025 | £385,000 | Flat | Hallam Street | W1W 5HE |
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 W1W
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 180 | W1W 7JJ |
| High Trees | Not applicable | 11–17 | 0 | W1W 7LT |
| Eifa International School | Not applicable | 2–14 | 111 | W1B 1LS |
| University of Westminster | Not applicable | — | — | W1B 2UW |
| Queen's College, London | Not applicable | 3–19 | 412 | W1G 8BT |
| Southbank International School Westminster | Not applicable | 11–18 | 456 | W1B 1QR |
| Wetherby Senior School | Not applicable | 11–18 | 406 | W1U 2QU |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 236 | W1U 4DF |
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 W1W
172 rated food businesses operate in W1W. 108 hold the top rating of 5, 30 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: All Souls Primary School, Aramark Limited, Archetype Coffee, Arros Qd, Astor Court Hotel.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in W1W
From a sample of 54 Energy Performance Certificates across 4 W1W postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 59% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
59%
Band D
33%
Band E
7%
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 W1W 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.