216,589 people · median £645,000
Prices
The median sold price in Islington is £645,000.
Neighbourhoods
- Clerkenwell
- Highbury
- Canonbury
- Islington
- Pentonville
- Mildmay Park
- St Luke's
- Clerkenwell Green
- Taverner Square
- Finsbury
- Newington Green
- Tufnell Park
- Archway
- Barnsbury
- Stroud Green
- Finsbury Park
- Holloway
- Lower Holloway
Streets
- City Road
- Holloway Road
- Drayton Park
- Caledonian Road
- Manor Gardens
- St John Street
- Highbury Stadium Square
- Liverpool Road
- Tufnell Park Road
- Hornsey Road
- Eden Grove
- Highbury New Park
Schools
Islington’s schools: 97% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding.
Crime
Islington records 17.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a month.
Sold price trend -0.4%
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The area in short district AI summary
Islington is a London borough with a population of 216,589 and a median age of 33.5. The median house price stands at £645,000, with 1,765 sales in the past 12 months. Flats dominate the housing stock at 83.6 percent, with a median price of £565,000.
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Just 26.7 percent of homes are owner-occupied. About 35 percent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Islington overall. Crime recorded 3,704 incidents in the latest month, equivalent to 17.1 per 1,000 residents. The area has 39 primary schools and 9 secondary schools; 28 of 29 rated schools are rated good or better by Ofsted. For health, 15 rail stations serve the area, with Finsbury Park Rail Station 0.5 km away offering a 16-minute commute to London Blackfriars. Air quality shows elevated nitrogen dioxide at 25.5 annual mean and moderate particulate matter at 9.3. Gigabit broadband reaches 89.5 percent of properties. Locally, 268 supermarkets and 359 greenspaces are available.
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