325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Islington

Council · E09000019

Ward
Highbury
Council
Islington
Region
London
Country
England
Constituency
Islington North
Police
Metropolitan Police

House prices

£2.9m£1.4m£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £2.2m +18% +845% 5.2×
Semi-detached £2.0m +9.5% +982% 7.2×
Terraced £1.4m -3.3% +867% 5.9×
Flat £576k -7.2% +619% 2.4×

Median sale prices in Islington from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 0.2 mi Non-sel 45.4 45%
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School 0.3 mi Non-sel 67.5 91%
Highbury Fields School 0.4 mi Non-sel 57.4 62%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £2,716
1 bed £2,053
2 bed £2,547
3 bed £2,839
4+ bed £4,020

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 3,062
Violence & sexual offences 710
Burglary 139
Anti-social behaviour 694

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.4 mi
ROMAN WAY MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.4 mi
THE MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.5 mi
RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE GP practice 0.5 mi
THE MILLER PRACTICE GP practice 0.7 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Highbury & Islington Underground Station Metro/tram 0.1 mi
Highbury & Islington Station Rail station 0.1 mi
Highbury & Islington Rail Station Rail station 0.2 mi
Highbury & Islington Rail Station Rail station 0.2 mi
Highbury & Islington Underground Station Metro/tram 0.2 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Tube stations

StationDistance
Highbury & Islington 0.1 mi
Holloway Road 0.8 mi
Caledonian Road 1.0 mi
Arsenal 1.3 mi
Angel 2.2 mi

Tube station data from Transport for London. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 97.4%
Gigabit 92.2%
Full fibre (FTTP) 71.3%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 97.9%
Indoor voice (all) 98.2%
5G outdoor (any) —

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Islington
average (lo–hi)
Overall37% (7–93)
Income35% (3–96)
Employment39% (6–99)
Education60% (24–98)
Health38% (4–82)
Crime37% (2–98)
Housing & services47% (5–88)
Living environment17% (1–66)

Your MP

Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP

Independent

Islington North

jeremy.corbyn.mp@parliament.uk

http://www.jeremycorbyn.org.uk/

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Highbury Fields Park 0.1 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.2 mi
Compton Park Park 0.2 mi
Compton Park Park 0.2 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Numbers 10 and 11 and Attached Railings II 0.1 mi
Numbers 5-9 (consecutive) and Attached Railings and Former Coach House II 0.1 mi
1-4, Highbury Place II 0.2 mi
13-15a, Highbury Place II 0.1 mi
Boer War Memorial and Flanking Cannon II 0.2 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 19,546
Total registered 21,380
Dormant 423
New (last year) 2,683
New (last 5 years) 8,721

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 9
PM10 16
NO₂ 23
NOₓ 35

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 1
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian 2
Cyclist 1

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 225,200,000
Cars & taxis 154,600,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond) 3.3 mi
Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) 3.6 mi
Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond) 4.0 mi
The Serpentine - Hyde Park 5.7 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 216,589

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 14.4%
Aged 16–64 76.2%
Aged 65+ 9.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 62.2%
Asian 9.9%
Black 13.3%
Mixed 7.5%
Other 7.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 28.3%
Social rented 40.2%
Private rented 31.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 0.9%
Semi-detached 2.7%
Terraced 12.7%
Flat / maisonette 80.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 66.9%
1 car or van 28.7%
2+ cars or vans 4.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 68.0%
Unemployed 5.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 13.8%
Degree or above 56.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 42.6%
Smoking prevalence 9.1%
Infant mortality 2.1

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.