Islington

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• Today: 12° / 8° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:28

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Bloomsbury, United Kingdom

• 9.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 7.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

1717 reported · August 2026▲ 14% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour424
• Violence & sexual offences373
• Shoplifting200
• Other theft129

Neighbourhood team: Laycock · Metropolitan

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

542 reported road collisions (2025)

96 killed or seriously injured · 590 casualties · 25 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 393 rated 4–5 ★ (285 top)
• 38 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£654,286 average▼ 8.6% YoY

Across Islington · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£2,868 average monthly rent▲ 6.2% YoY

• 1 bed £2,178
• 2 bed £2,697
• 3 bed £3,005

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,702 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

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

36 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK27,829
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK31,537
• Net moves−3,708

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 39 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,108 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

71 schools · 23,184 pupils

39 primary · 9 secondary · 23 other

Ofsted: 24 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Islington

195 CQC-registered services

• Care homes18
• GP practices53
• Dentists54
• Homecare agencies48
• Hospitals & hospices3

CQC ratings: 96% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Islington

• In a conservation area (St Mary Magdalene)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 599 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

332 applications decided

90.4% granted · 300 granted, 32 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Emily Thornberry

Labour

Islington South and Finsbury

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 32
• Grn 19

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

• Schools41
• GPs & clinics23
• Pharmacies20
• Supermarkets24
• Parks & greens213
• Restaurants & cafés484

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

26,490 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

477 jobs advertised · £39,444 avg

e.g. Maths Tutor, Learning Support Assistant, Commercial Cleaners for Offices

Source: Adzuna

£1,005 median full-time weekly pay

5.5% 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

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

54% low-carbon electricity

Gas 45% · Wind 36% · Nuclear 11% · Biomass 7%

184 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

13 GP surgeries · 14 pharmacies in N7

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

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks259 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND191 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements114 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
• Ban default service charges and pre-set digital tip screens in hospitality103 local signatures · 10,578 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately98 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  St Mary Magdalene Academy · 0.2 km

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  Highbury & Islington station · 0.3 km

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• Centre for Recent Drawing · 0.3 km

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• Musical Theatre Academy · 0.3 km

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  St Mary Magdalene Gardens · 0.3 km

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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)