EC1V 7PR postcode in Islington, England

EC1V 7PR is a postcode in Islington, in the St Peter's & Canalside ward. It is in the Islington South and Finsbury parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at EC1V 7PR can get it Across Islington: 95% Typical price £845,000 Homes sold in EC1V 7, last 12 months. ▲ 30.7% on the year before Nearest station Old Street 950 m in a straight line

Where EC1V 7PR is, and what is near it

Map of EC1V 7PR and what is near it Map of EC1V 7PR: its centre point, with the 70 other postcodes in the EC1V 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 17 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. EC1V 7AF: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7AG: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7AH: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7AJ: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7AL: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7AN: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7AP: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7AQ: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7AS: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7DB: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7DD: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7DF: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7DG: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7DH: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7DP: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7DT: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7DU: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7DW: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7DX: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7DY: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7EB: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7EH: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7EN: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7EP: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7ER: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7ES: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7ET: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7EX: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7EY: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7EZ: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7HD: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7HJ: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7HP: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7HU: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7HX: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7HY: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7JA: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7JB: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7JD: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7JJ: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7JL: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7JN: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7JW: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7JX: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7JY: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7LN: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7LP: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7LQ: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7LT: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7LW: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7LX: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7NB: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7ND: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7NH: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7NJ: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7NL: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7NQ: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7NR: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7NS: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7PA: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7PD: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7PN: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7PQ: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7RP: also in EC1V 7EC1V 7XT: also in EC1V 7 Islington EC1V 7PR Map of EC1V 7PR and what is near it Map of EC1V 7PR: its centre point, with the 70 other postcodes in the EC1V 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 17 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Islington EC1V 7PR
  • EC1V 7PR
  • Other postcodes in EC1V 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5296, longitude -0.1005)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EC1V 7PR?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at EC1V 7PR?

Every home and business at EC1V 7PR can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

EC1V 7PR 100% Islington 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

EC1V 7PR 100% Islington 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at EC1V 7PR?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Islington's days for EC1V 7PR today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for EC1V 7PR on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is EC1V 7PR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include EC1V 7PR.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Islington

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for EC1V 7PR: 9,948 properties in Islington are at high risk (7.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Islington

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of EC1V 7PR is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near EC1V 7PR?

Homes in EC1V 7 sold for a typical £845,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 13 sales, up 30.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£845,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£646,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 30.7% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £760,000 11 sales

Across the whole EC1V district: a typical £690,000 from 93 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in EC1V 7PR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EC1V 7PR from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near EC1V 7PR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,310 homes in the neighbourhood around EC1V 7PR. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band F. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around EC1V 7PR

Band D in Islington for 2026‑27: £2,108. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,405 (band A) to £3,514 (band G); band F, the most common, is £3,045.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 160 (12%)£1,405
Band Babout 30 (2%)£1,640
Band Cabout 260 (20%)£1,874
Band Dabout 270 (21%)£2,108
Band Eabout 230 (18%)£2,577
Band Fabout 280 (21%)£3,045
Band Gabout 80 (6%)£3,514
Band Hwithheld£4,216

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 20% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Islington before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of EC1V 7PR is in (ONS area E01002707), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near EC1V 7PR?

The nearest open schools to EC1V 7PR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EC1V 7PR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to EC1V 7PR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EC1V 7PR is Old Street Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Old Street Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Farringdon Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Angel Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 500 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hall Street, 91 m away.

More stations near EC1V 7PR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near EC1V 7PR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EC1V 7PR, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near EC1V 7PR?

16 within 1 km 115 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EC1V 7PR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 350 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 400 mWalk
  • Elektrobay Charging point · 1 charger 450 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near EC1V 7PR?

The nearest to the centre of EC1V 7PR, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to EC1V 7PR?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near EC1V 7PR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EC1V 7PR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near EC1V 7PR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EC1V 7PR, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near EC1V 7PR?

The nearest vets to the centre of EC1V 7PR on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is EC1V 7PR in a conservation area?

The centre of EC1V 7PR is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near EC1V 7PR?

Police.uk records 2,576 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EC1V 7PR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting521 reports
Violence and sexual offences433 reports
Anti-social behaviour414 reports
Theft from the person301 reports
Other theft276 reports
Public order124 reports

Also: burglary 112, drugs 103, robbery 91, bicycle theft 85, vehicle crime 84, other crime 14, possession of weapons 11, criminal damage and arson 7.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for EC1V 7PR

Ward
St Peter's & Canalside
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Islington
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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All of EC1V

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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