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Islington

Islington is a city in Greater London, England, with a population of around 230,000. It has around 3 schools, 12 GPs & clinics, 17 pharmacies, 16 supermarkets, and 346 restaurants and cafés, 62 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Highbury & Islington, 0.4 km away. There were around 1,759 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 1 town with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Islington is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 216,589 residents at roughly 14,575 people per km².

36/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 256th of 294 English council areas — better than 13% of them.

Low crime4
Home affordability13
Affordable rents3
Good schools86
Life expectancy57
Low deprivation9
Employment12
Low council tax95

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 26° / 17° · 43% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:19

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

1US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Camden - Coopers Lane, United Kingdom

Crime

Crime data is temporarily unavailable.

Road safety

552 reported road collisions (2024)

101 killed or seriously injured · 591 casualties · 25.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 393 rated 4–5 ★ (286 top)
  • 35 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Highbury & Islington (0.4 km)
  • 62 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Highbury & Islington (0.5 km):

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Live buses at Offord Road:

  • 153Liverpool Street Station · 10 min
  • 153Liverpool Street Station · 24 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£673,384 average 8.1% YoY

Across Islington · to 2026-06

Detached£1,669,506
Semi-detached£1,394,409
Terraced£1,141,667
Flat£559,954

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£2,854 average monthly rent 5.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £2,167
  • 2 bed £2,684
  • 3 bed £2,989

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

11.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.8 times median annual pay (12.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (7.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (7.3 km)

73 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Shell Recharge/Ubitricity (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres6
  • Gyms16
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches107
  • Playgrounds79

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

216,589 residents in Islington · 14,575/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 75%
  • 65+: 9%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 28 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,108 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (30% of 112,160)

A £1,405
B £1,640
C £1,874
D £2,108
E £2,577
F £3,045
G £3,514
H £4,216

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

73 schools · 23,315 pupils

40 primary · 9 secondary · 24 other

Ofsted: 25 of 26 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

64inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Arts and Media School IslingtonGood
  • City of London Academy Highbury GroveGood
  • City of London Academy, Highgate HillGood
  • Lift Beacon HighGood
  • St Aloysius' CollegeGood
  • Central Foundation Boys' School
  • City of London Academy Islington
  • Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
  • Highbury Fields School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Islington

Care & health services

196 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes18
  • GP practices54
  • Dentists54
  • Homecare agencies48
  • Hospitals & hospices3

CQC ratings: 96% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Islington

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 598 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

384 applications decided

83.3% granted · 320 granted, 64 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Emily Thornberry

Labour

Islington South and Finsbury

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 32
  • Grn 19

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools41
  • GPs & clinics23
  • Pharmacies20
  • Supermarkets25
  • Parks & greens213
  • Restaurants & cafés484

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

25,480 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

522 jobs advertised · £39,411 avg

e.g. Early Years SEN Teacher, SEMH Teaching Assistant, Call Centre Advisor

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£1,005 median full-time weekly pay

5.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£44,201 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

58% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 137,029 certificates

7.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

33% low-carbon electricity

Gas 48% · Imports 19% · Wind 11% · Nuclear 10%

205 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.5 yrs women · 80.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 60.5 women · 60.5 men

50% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.3
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

13 GP surgeries · 14 pharmacies in N7

  • The Goodinge Group Practice
  • The Northern Medical Centre
  • The Village Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Islington South and Finsbury:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Arundel Square · 0.2 km

    Arundel Square is a garden square in Barnsbury, North London. It is bounded on three sides by terraces of Victorian houses, and on the fourth with modern flats. The central public gardens contain mature trees, attract…

  • St Mary Magdalene Academy · 0.2 km

    St Mary Magdalene Academy is an academy on Liverpool Road, London.

  • Highbury & Islington station · 0.3 km

    Highbury & Islington is an interchange station in the London Borough of Islington, north London for London Underground, London Overground and National Rail services. The station is served by the Underground's Victoria…

  • Centre for Recent Drawing · 0.3 km

    The Centre for Recent Drawing (C4RD) is a non-commercial curatorial space in London, for the exhibition of recent drawing and providing access and discussion for current drawing practice, and to foster the audience fo…

  • Musical Theatre Academy · 0.3 km

    The Musical Theatre Academy was a drama college based in Islington, London. Founded in 2009, the school closed at the end of the 2021–2022 academic year. The principal, Annemarie Lewis Thomas, announced that students…

  • St Mary Magdalene Gardens · 0.3 km

    St Mary Magdalene Gardens is a public open space located between Holloway Road and Liverpool Road in Islington, north London. It is located on the old burial ground of St Mary Magdalene Church.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Towns in Islington