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Postcode · Barnsbury East · Islington · London

N1 1BJ

Part of Islington 017D in Barnsbury East.

N1 1BJ is a postcode in Barnsbury East, Islington that skews 18–34 year-old and tenure-mixed. Median rent sits at £2,763 a month, up 2.4% on the year, with council tax in band D adding roughly £176/mo. Safety ranks in the top half of UK sub-areas (33rd percentile nationally).

N1 1BJ in Islington · nearest rail Caledonian Road & Barnsbury

Median rent
£2,763
local area median
Council tax
£2,108
Band D, all-in
EPC median
C
Energy band
Broadband
90%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
99/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Islington 017D skews 18–34 and is mixed tenure. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent45%Owner-occupied37%Social rent18%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household650
Single-person households37%
Couples with children13%
Lone-parent households6%
Age profile
Under 1815%18–3438%35–4920%50–6417%65+10%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health88%
Born in the UK62%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).

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What's it like living in N1 1BJ?

N1 1BJ sits inside Islington 017D, part of the wider Barnsbury East neighbourhood in Islington. The area skews 18–34, and mixed tenure.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £2,763/mo, up 2.4% on the year. Council tax is band D, costing roughly £217/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 90% of premises.

Pros and cons of this area

Strengths and trade-offs are best read from the dimensional ranks on this page. Transport links here score in the upper band relative to all UK sub-areas — a meaningful plus for commuters.

Editorial copy will replace this scaffold once the team has reviewed the postcode in person — until then the data tabs above are the authoritative reference.

Who is N1 1BJ for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The renter base skews young-professional — flat shares, single-occupancy 1-beds and small 2-beds dominate the listing mix.

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