Which has the lower district median?
Crouch End: £580,000. Pimlico: £620,000.
Crouch End is lower in this 24-month sample.
Crouch End (N8) or Pimlico (SW1V): an area comparison
Crouch End has the lower recorded-sale median by £40,000. The cards below show how the two areas compare on prices, schools, green space, local profile and transport.
The short answer
Which has the broader school register?
Crouch End: 12. Pimlico: 5 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: N8 64, SW1V 42. mapped green-space sites: N8 35, SW1V 26.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £40,000 across the 24-month samples. That gives Crouch End the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Crouch End has 12 registered schools, 35 mapped green-space sites and 64 bus nodes. Pimlico has 5, 26 and 42 respectively.
District prices
N8 recorded 907 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £580,000. The £744,799 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
SW1V recorded 368 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £620,000. The £834,313 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
N8
- Median recorded sale
- £580,000
- Average recorded sale
- £744,799
- Recorded sales
- 907 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
SW1V
- Median recorded sale
- £620,000
- Average recorded sale
- £834,313
- Recorded sales
- 368 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
Crime and serious-crime share
Police.uk records 4,276 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,355, or 31.7% of the total.
Police.uk records 3,621 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 950, or 26.2% of the total.
N8
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 4,276
- Selected report-category share
- 1,355 (31.7%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
SW1V
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 3,621
- Selected report-category share
- 950 (26.2%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
Local-area deprivation context
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. N8 has a median of 4.0. 19.9% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 13.1% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. SW1V has a median of 5.0. 23.3% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 11.0% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
N8
- Median IMD decile
- 4.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 19.9%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 13.1%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
SW1V
- Median IMD decile
- 5.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 23.3%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 11.0%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
Schools
The register lists 12 open establishments in N8. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 5 open establishments in SW1V. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
N8
- Registered school sites
- 12 (Primary: 9, Secondary: 3)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
SW1V
- Registered school sites
- 5 (16 plus: 1, Nursery: 1, Primary: 2, Secondary: 1)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
Green space and outdoor sport
OS maps 35 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 32.21 hectares, including 5 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 26 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 5.68 hectares, including 6 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
N8
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 35
- Mapped site area
- 32.21 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 5
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
SW1V
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 26
- Mapped site area
- 5.68 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 6
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
Flood context
The source covers 684 postcode units. 198 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 143 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 566 postcode units. 226 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 161 have medium-risk surroundings.
N8
- Postcode units in source
- 684
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 198
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 143
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
SW1V
- Postcode units in source
- 566
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 226
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 161
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
Air quality
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 18.4 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 26.0 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
N8
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 18.4 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
SW1V
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 26.0 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
Transport access nodes
NaPTAN contains 64 active bus nodes and 4 rail, metro or tram nodes across N8. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 42 active bus nodes and 12 rail, metro or tram nodes across SW1V. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
N8
- Active bus access nodes
- 64
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 4
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
SW1V
- Active bus access nodes
- 42
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 12
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Broadband availability
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
N8
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
SW1V
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
Road safety
DfT records 454 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 38 serious and 416 slight.
DfT records 152 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 35 serious and 117 slight.
N8
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 454
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 38
- Slight
- 416
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
SW1V
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 152
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 35
- Slight
- 117
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Sources and method
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
- MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
- Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
- DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
- NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
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