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Friend Street

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23 recorded sales · median £790,000 · Islington

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Islington Council · Labour-controlled 32/51 seats · 63% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

74/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£790k

median price

16.9

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£790k

median sold price

11.8 yrs

of local pay to buy

8 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

16.9

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

851

Violence — most

25.5

NO₂ · WHO 10

in a flood zone

356

green spaces

9.3

PM2.5 · WHO 5

1,279

eat & drink

261

shops

89.5%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£760,000 in 2013 → £1,052,500 in 2023

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Islington, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £790,000. That's about 11.8× local earnings — around the 14× five-year average.

Sold price history

2023 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 23 sales£790,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.8× · five-year average 14×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership27%

Owned outright

12%

With a mortgage

15%

Private rented

31%

Social rented

40%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,108

Your band:

London Borough of Islington£1,597

Greater London Authority£511

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,405

Band B£1,639

Band C£1,874

Band D (baseline)£2,108

Band E£2,576

Band F£3,045

Band G£3,513

Band H£4,216

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Islington how Friend Street compares · from Islington

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Clerkenwell +16.3%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Clerkenwell	£1,044,000	+16.3%	22
Canonbury	£800,000	+14.1%	154
Tufnell Park	£620,500	+12.7%	208
Finsbury Park	£539,000	+7.8%	194
Archway	£587,000	+7.5%	246
Lower Holloway	£500,000	+5%	288
Holloway	£529,500	+4.4%	168
Taverner Square	£695,550	+3.5%	308
Highbury	£812,500	+3.4%	182
Stroud Green	£580,000	+2.1%	160
Mildmay Park	£760,000	-0.4%	178
Newington Green	£637,500	-0.7%	172
Pentonville	£760,000	-4.9%	158
Finsbury	£670,000	-9.7%	58
Islington	£780,000	-11.7%	396
Barnsbury	£581,375	-13.3%	212
St Luke's	£737,500	-26.2%	184
Clerkenwell Green	£700,000	-40.1%	126

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Friend Street — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
1A FRIEND STREET	Flat	—	—	£1,125,000	Oct 2025
Flat 14 18 Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£790,000	Dec 2023
8, Friend Street	Terraced	—	—	£1,315,000	Mar 2023
16, Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£900,000	Jun 2022
Flat 18 18, Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£1,106,000	Jun 2021
Flat 7 18, Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£875,000	Dec 2019
1, Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£1,050,000	Jun 2019
Flat 6 18 Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£750,000	Apr 2018
1, Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£1,170,000	Aug 2013
Flat 18 18, Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£940,000	Jul 2013
Flat 5 18, Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£750,000	Jun 2013
16, Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£845,000	Jun 2013
Flat 1 18 Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£375,000	May 2013
Flat 17 18 Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£1,100,000	May 2013
Flat 2 14, Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£290,000	Mar 2013
Flat 14 18 Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£810,000	Mar 2013
Flat 6 18 Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£690,000	Mar 2013
Flat 12 18, Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£760,000	Mar 2013
Flat 7 18, Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£760,000	Feb 2013
Flat 11 18 Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£500,000	Jan 2013
1b, Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£677,995	Aug 2007
1b, Friend Street	Flat	—	—	£328,000	Apr 2001
10 FRIEND STREET	Terraced	—	—	£210,000	Sep 1995

Show all sales ↓

23 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Islington

Crime runs at 16.9 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month16.9

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Islington

Violence & sexual offences

851

Anti-social behaviour

731

Shoplifting

440

Theft from the person

372

Other theft

354

Public order

217

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Islington district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Islington

Population216,589

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 4/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

3.6/10

Employment

3.9/10

Education & skills

6.4/10

Health & disability

4.2/10

Crime

5.1/10

Housing & services

5.1/10

Living environment

2.3/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Islington — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+63%

Unemployment · economically active residents8%

Degree-level (Level 4+)57%

Good or very good health84%

Own their home27%

Median age33.5

Born outside the UK40%

See the full Islington report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

4 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Club V Islington Angel	Nursery	—	0.2 km
Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery School	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.2 km
Hugh Myddelton Primary School	Primary	—	0.3 km
Moreland Primary School	Primary	—	0.3 km
Moreland Primary School 0-2 Provision	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.3 km
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School	Primary	—	0.4 km
King Square Community Nursery at Rahere House	Nursery	Outstanding ('22)	0.5 km
N Family Club Angel	Nursery	Outstanding ('24)	0.5 km
Clerkenwell Mount Day Nursery and Pre School	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.5 km
Hanover Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	0.5 km
Autism Partnership London	Nursery	—	0.5 km
Kido Clerkenwell	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.5 km
Newpark Montessori Nursery School	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.6 km
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.6 km
Dallington School	Primary	—	0.7 km
Nordic Star Nurseries	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.7 km
The Gower School	Primary	—	0.7 km
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School	Secondary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.7 km
Finsbury Leisure Centre Holiday Playscheme	Nursery	—	0.8 km
City of London Academy Islington	Secondary	—	0.8 km
The Co-operative Childcare Islington	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.8 km
Little Angels' Schoolhouse	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.9 km
St Luke's CofE Primary School	Primary	—	0.9 km
City of London Primary Academy, Islington	Primary	Outstanding ('19)	0.9 km
Thomas Fairchild Community School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.9 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.5 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.3 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

20 of 21 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
London City Smiles	Dentist	—	0.3 km
Angel Smile & Ortho Ltd	Dentist	—	0.4 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	0.4 km
Wc & K King Chemist	Pharmacy	—	0.5 km
Prime Response Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.5 km
Amwell Group Practice	GP	Good ('19)	0.5 km
Clerkenwell Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
Ritchie Street Group Practice	GP	Good ('19)	0.6 km
Douglas Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
St Peter'S Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
London Dental Centre	Dentist	—	0.6 km
Islington Green Dental Practice	Dentist	—	0.7 km
St Peter'S Street Medical Practice	GP	Good ('16)	0.7 km
Clerkenwell Medical Practice	GP	Good ('18)	0.7 km
Dr Segarajasinghe	GP	Good ('17)	0.7 km
Finsbury Health Centre	Dentist	—	0.7 km
Old Street Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	0.8 km
Pharmica	Pharmacy	—	0.9 km
Essex Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.9 km
Pickerings Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.9 km
Charles Landau Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.9 km
Angle House Orthodontics Islington	Dentist	—	0.9 km
City Road Medical Centre	GP	—	0.9 km
Old Street Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	0.9 km
Barbican Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Barbican Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Barbican Pharmacy & Clinic	Pharmacy	—	1.0 km
Apex Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Murray'S Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.1 km
North Central London Integrated Care	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Toothality	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Nile Street Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Gray'S Inn Medical Group Chancery Lane	GP	Good ('18)	1.1 km
Malmin Orthodontic (Farringdon Road)	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Gray'S Inn Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Malmin Barbican	Dentist	—	1.1 km
St Clements Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Leather Lane Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Zero Seven Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Kings Cross Pcc (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Clan Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Clockwork Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Killick Street Health Centre	GP	—	1.1 km
Dental Art Studios	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Osbon Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
New North Health Centre	GP	Good ('17)	1.2 km
New North Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Savemain Ltd	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Portmans Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Shoreditch Park Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	1.2 km
The Hoxton Surgery	GP	Good ('19)	1.2 km
Hasscon Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
River Place Health Centre	GP	Good ('16)	1.3 km
The Neaman Practice	GP	Good ('17)	1.3 km
Elizabeth Avenue Group Practice	GP	Good ('17)	1.3 km
Holborn Medical Centre	GP	Good ('24)	1.3 km
Boutalls Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Apex Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Judds Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
The Bloomsbury Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	1.4 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Barnsbury Medical Practice	GP	Good ('23)	1.5 km
Medicus Select Care	GP	Good ('21)	1.5 km
Brunswick Medical Centre Uhpc	GP	Good ('17)	1.5 km
Islington Central Medical Centre	GP	Good ('19)	1.6 km
Roman Way Medical Centre	GP	Good ('17)	1.6 km
The Lawson Practice	GP	—	1.7 km
Kings Cross Surgery	GP	Good ('20)	1.8 km
Somers Town Medical Centre	GP	—	1.8 km
St Philips Medical Centre	GP	Inadequate ('17)	2.0 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Islington

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 10 min from Farringdon (London) Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Farringdon	0.7 mi	—	no direct train
Farringdon (London) Rail Station	0.7 mi	London Bridge	10 min
Old Street Rail Station	0.7 mi	—	no direct train
Essex Road Rail Station	0.8 mi	—	no direct train
London Kings Cross Rail Station	0.8 mi	—	no direct train

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Farringdon (London) Rail Station (10 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Work from home

56%

Public transport

20%

Walk or cycle

14%

Drive

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging38 points

Per 10,000 residents1.8

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Islington

Air quality

NO₂

25.5

— WHO guide

PM2.5

9.3

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1001.3%

Flood zone0% of postcodes

Radonup to 1–3% of homes

Historic landfill6 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings1,048

Conservation areas41

Green belt0%

Green spaces356

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Islington

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	1,279	83% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	261	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	48	—
Green spaces & parks	356	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

89.5%

Superfast

96%

Ultrafast

89.5%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Islington

Figures for the wider Islington — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate8%

In work (employment rate)62.6%

Companies registered here108,482

New incorporations (12m)27,109

Property companies (SPVs)10,186

See the full Islington report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district