WC2N postcode area guide — Islington
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WC2N postcode district in Islington — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WC2N
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
82.8%
Gigabit-capable
82.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WC2N postcode district (Islington) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 144 postcodes Ofcom measures in WC2N, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.8%.
Around 0% of premises in WC2N 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 WC2N
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WC2N 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| WC2N 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| WC2N 4AJ | 50% | 50% |
| WC2N 4AL | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| WC2N 4AP | 100% | 100% |
| WC2N 4AS | 100% | 100% |
| WC2N 4AT | 100% | 100% |
| WC2N 4AU | 100% | 100% |
| WC2N 4AX | 100% | 100% |
| WC2N 4AZ | 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 WC2N
Police recorded 4,442 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WC2N in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 947 | 21.3% |
| Theft from the person | 870 | 19.6% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 666 | 15.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 620 | 14.0% |
| Shoplifting | 557 | 12.5% |
| Public order | 253 | 5.7% |
| Robbery | 142 | 3.2% |
| Drugs | 136 | 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).
House prices in WC2N
Based on 3 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WC2N is £1,200,000, down 15.8% on the previous year (£1,425,000).
Flat / maisonette
£1,200,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in WC2N
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2026 | £1,200,000 | Flat | John Adam Street | WC2N 6HA |
| 5 Sep 2025 | £1,700,000 | Flat | Buckingham Street | WC2N 6BX |
| 1 Aug 2025 | £720,000 | Flat | New Row | WC2N 4LA |
| 30 May 2025 | £2,000,000 | Flat | Villiers Street | WC2N 6NE |
| 30 May 2025 | £2,800,000 | Other | St Martins Lane | WC2N 4EA |
| 30 May 2025 | £1,140,000 | Other | St Martins Lane | WC2N 4EA |
| 4 Mar 2025 | £1,000,000 | Flat | Buckingham Street | WC2N 6EG |
| 22 Jan 2025 | £1,600,000 | Other | New Row | WC2N 4LA |
| 21 Jan 2025 | £600,000 | Flat | Craven Street | WC2N 5PE |
| 17 Jan 2025 | £955,000 | Flat | Bedfordbury | WC2N 4BN |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 WC2N
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Ballet School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 227 | WC2E 9DA |
| Soho Parish CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 90 | W1D 7LF |
| Courtauld Institute of Art | Not applicable | — | — | WC2R 0RN |
| St Clement Danes CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 193 | WC2B 5SU |
| City Lit | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | WC2B 4BA |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 133 | WC2B 5NA |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | Not applicable | — | — | WC2A 2AE |
| Guildhouse School | Not applicable | 15–24 | 143 | WC1A 2RA |
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 WC2N
181 rated food businesses operate in WC2N. 123 hold the top rating of 5, 30 are rated 4, and 13 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 50 Kalo, All Bar One, Amorino, Ap Food Express, Bancone.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WC2N
From a sample of 61 Energy Performance Certificates across 5 WC2N postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 56% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
51%
Band D
30%
Band E
8%
Band F
2%
Band G
5%
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 WC2N 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.