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Japan Crescent

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19 recorded sales · median £330,000 · 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

£330k

median price

16.9

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£330k

median sold price

11.8 yrs

of local pay to buy

16 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

£61,100 in 1998 → £370,750 in 2004

⌄ 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 £330,000. That's about 11.8× local earnings — around the 14× five-year average.

Sold price history

2004 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 19 sales£330,000

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 Japan Crescent 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 Japan Crescent — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
10, Japan Crescent	Terraced	—	—	£1,046,500	Dec 2021
23, Japan Crescent	Terraced	—	—	£955,000	May 2015
9, Japan Crescent	Terraced	—	—	£975,000	Apr 2014
2 JAPAN CRESCENT	Detached	—	—	£600,000	Jan 2010
12 JAPAN CRESCENT	Terraced	—	—	£583,000	Jul 2009
Flat 1 2a Japan Crescent	Terraced	—	—	£315,000	Dec 2005
19 JAPAN CRESCENT	Terraced	—	—	£365,000	Jul 2004
10, Japan Crescent	Terraced	—	—	£376,500	Mar 2004
2 JAPAN CRESCENT	Semi-detached	—	—	£305,000	Sep 2002
23, Japan Crescent	Terraced	—	—	£305,000	Apr 2002
15 JAPAN CRESCENT	Terraced	—	—	£325,000	Jan 2002
17A JAPAN CRESCENT	Semi-detached	—	—	£330,000	Aug 2001
23, Japan Crescent	Terraced	—	—	£115,000	Mar 2001
9, Japan Crescent	Terraced	—	—	£335,000	Jan 2001
9, Japan Crescent	Terraced	—	—	£335,000	Jan 2001
18A JAPAN CRESCENT	Flat	—	—	£70,000	Sep 1998
17 Japan Crescent	Terraced	—	—	£52,200	Jan 1998
12 JAPAN CRESCENT	Terraced	—	—	£160,000	Aug 1997
18B JAPAN CRESCENT	Flat	—	—	£59,500	Sep 1996

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19 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

83% of the 6 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

5 of 6 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 6 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
Prime Childcare	Nursery	—	0.1 km
Blythwood Community Nursery	Nursery	Good ('21)	0.2 km
Arts and Media School Islington	Secondary	Good ('23)	0.5 km
Christ The King Catholic Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.5 km
Bright Horizons Finsbury Park Day Nursery and Preschool	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.5 km
Timbuktu Adventure Playground	Nursery	—	0.5 km
North Islington Nursery School and Childrens Centre	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.5 km
Ashmount Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.6 km
Bowlers Community Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.6 km
Hornsey Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.6 km
St Aidan's Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('24)	0.6 km
Stroud Green Nursery	Nursery	Good ('21)	0.7 km
Margaret McMillan Nursery School	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.7 km
Stroud Green Primary School	Primary	—	0.7 km
Duncombe Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.7 km
Crouch End Nursery and Preschool	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.7 km
Pooles Park Primary School	Primary	Inadequate ('22)	0.7 km
St Mark's CofE Primary School	Primary	—	0.8 km
Hornsey Day Nursery - Toddlers & Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.8 km
Andover Pre School Limited	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.9 km
Little Tree Montessori Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.9 km
Coleridge Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.9 km
Little Raccoons Nursery Tollington	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.0 km
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill	Secondary	Good ('24)	1.0 km
Starshine	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.0 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 0.2 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS

14 of 16 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Santas Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.1 km
Stroud Green Medical Centre	GP	Requires improvement ('17)	0.2 km
The 157 Medical Practice	GP	—	0.2 km
Nuchem Pharmaceuticals Ltd	Pharmacy	—	0.2 km
Nice Smile Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.4 km
Hanley Primary Care Centre	GP	Good ('17)	0.5 km
Stroud Green Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	0.5 km
J C Wise Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.6 km
Roger Davies Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
The Beaumont Practice	GP	Good ('19)	0.6 km
The Rise Group Practice	GP	Good ('19)	0.6 km
Hornsey Rise Health Centre	Dentist	Good ('19)	0.6 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.8 km
Chemitex Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.9 km
Reena Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.0 km
Christchurch Hall Surgery	GP	—	1.0 km
Weston Park Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.0 km
Apteka Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.0 km
The Andover Medical Centre	GP	Good ('19)	1.0 km
Smile And Shine Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Park Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Inspire Dental Care Finsbury Park	Dentist	—	1.1 km
St Johns Way Medical Centre	GP	—	1.1 km
Petter Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Crouch End Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Crouch Hall Road Surgery	GP	—	1.2 km
Archway Medical Centre	GP	Good ('23)	1.2 km
Blackstock Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Middle Lane Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.2 km
123 Tottenham Lane (Dental Practice)	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Blue Pearl Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Shivo Chemists	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Devs Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Manor House Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Angle House Orthodontic (New Road)	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Amy Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Bridge House Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	1.3 km
The Vale Practice	GP	Good ('24)	1.3 km
The Village Practice	GP	—	1.3 km
Wellcare Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Archway Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Saigrace Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.4 km
506 Holloway Road	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Med-Chem Uk Ltd	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Smiles 4U	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Superdrug Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Pharmacia Naturale	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Localcare Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Smiledent Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Smilecare Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
The Cedar Practice	GP	—	1.6 km
The Heron Practice	GP	Good ('16)	1.6 km
Parade Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Manor Orthodontic & Implant Clinic	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Family Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Arkle Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.6 km
The Haringey Dentist	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Green Light Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Stearns Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Queenswood Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	1.7 km
The Old Surgery	GP	—	1.8 km
West Green Surgery	GP	—	1.8 km
The Allerton Road Surgery	GP	Good ('23)	1.9 km
Partnership Primary Care Centre	GP	—	1.9 km
Sobell Medical Centre	GP	Requires improvement ('22)	1.9 km
Brookfield Park Surgery	GP	Good ('24)	2.0 km
Hornsey Park Surgery	GP	Good ('20)	2.1 km
The Junction Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	2.1 km
Havergal Surgery	GP	—	2.2 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 16 min from Finsbury Park Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Crouch Hill Rail Station	0.1 mi	—	no direct train
Harringay Rail Station	0.6 mi	—	no direct train
Finsbury Park Rail Station	0.6 mi	London Blackfriars	16 min
Upper Holloway Rail Station	0.8 mi	—	no direct train
Harringay Green Lanes Rail Station	0.9 mi	—	no direct train

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Finsbury Park Rail Station (16 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