N
Postcode areaPostcode area named after North London, with 25 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in N live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How N compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is N safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in N at a rate of 130.0 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 9,986 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in N.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (28,284), anti-social behaviour (26,537) and other crime (18,830).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in N was 132.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in N
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1Islington, Hoxton | 92,400 | £675,000 | 169.5 per 1,000 |
| N1CSt Pancras, King's Cross | 2,736 | £1,015,000 | 441.3 per 1,000 |
| N1PIslington | 542 | No figure | 448.9 per 1,000 |
| N2Finchley, Coldfall | 24,775 | £670,000 | 68.1 per 1,000 |
| N3Finchley, Church End | 26,752 | £675,500 | 88.5 per 1,000 |
| N4Brownswood Park, Stroud Green | 53,878 | £595,000 | 172.6 per 1,000 |
| N5Highbury, Canonbury | 25,461 | £700,000 | 114.7 per 1,000 |
| N6Highgate, Parliament Hill | 18,163 | £765,000 | 100.8 per 1,000 |
| N7Lower Holloway, Tufnell Park | 50,039 | £599,000 | 172.3 per 1,000 |
| N8Hornsey, Crouch End | 39,014 | £605,000 | 99.7 per 1,000 |
| N9Edmonton | 53,127 | £405,000 | 130.2 per 1,000 |
| N10Muswell Hill, Cranley Gardens | 27,198 | £705,000 | 89.8 per 1,000 |
| N11New Southgate, Bounds Green | 32,066 | £525,000 | 110.8 per 1,000 |
| N12Finchley, Woodside Park | 30,737 | £515,000 | 90.2 per 1,000 |
| N13Palmers Green, Bowes Park | 33,730 | £540,000 | 84.4 per 1,000 |
| N14Southgate, Oakwood | 31,141 | £672,000 | 75.0 per 1,000 |
| N15South Tottenham, West Green | 48,073 | £509,750 | 151.9 per 1,000 |
| N16Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill | 67,927 | £600,000 | 107.6 per 1,000 |
| N17Tottenham Hale, Upper Edmonton | 69,411 | £459,000 | 140.6 per 1,000 |
| N18Edmonton | 33,806 | £400,000 | 164.0 per 1,000 |
| N19Upper Holloway, Tufnell Park | 35,548 | £595,000 | 181.5 per 1,000 |
| N20Whetstone, Oakleigh Park | 20,430 | £734,400 | 69.2 per 1,000 |
| N21Winchmore Hill, Highlands Village | 24,183 | £706,000 | 62.0 per 1,000 |
| N22Wood Green, Noel Park | 44,336 | £555,000 | 156.2 per 1,000 |
| N81Hornsey, Canning Town | No figure | No figure | No figure |
N in brief
The N postcode area, named after North London, has 25 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in N was £587,500 in 2025.
N had 885,473 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in N live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In N, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.