6,333
Households
White Brit. · 47%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
130 · 9.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£676,600
Median property price
252
Postcodes
Overview of Highbury
Coordinates51.5532, -0.0993
Postcodes
252
Population (Census)
14,387
Households (Census)
6,333
Recorded crime · May '26
130 · 9.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Highbury
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.11 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.11 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Highbury
Property sales · Highbury
HM Land Registry · Highbury
Average price
£981,058
YoY: -12.1%
Median price: £740,921
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £625,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.8m£1.2m£625k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Highbury
Crime trends · Highbury
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
332211
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
30
YoY +76%
ASB
41247
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
41
YoY +116%
Vehicle Crime
24131
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -58%
Burglary
1173
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics in Highbury
Ethnicity
White Brit.46.9%
Other White19.1%
African7.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.0%
White Irish3.8%
+ 8 other groups · 18.1%
Religion
No religion45.5%
Christian32.6%
Muslim9.6%
Not answered7.4%
Jewish1.9%
+ 1 other religions · 3.1%
Age groups
25–3426.1%
35–4922.7%
50–6415.6%
65–746.3%
10–155.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.4%
Households
Other25.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.4%
Any member 66+9.0%
+ 8 other households · 29.9%
Schools in Highbury
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Highbury Fields School
Islington · N5 1AR
Outstanding
0.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Drayton Park Primary School
Islington · N5 1PJ
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School
Islington · N5 2UX
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
London Scandinavian School
Islington · N5 1RN
0.5 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11
The London Screen Academy
Islington · N5 2AG
0.1 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Highbury
Postcodes in Highbury
N1 2LEN1 2LFN1 2LHN1 2LJN16 9DJN5 1ABN5 1ADN5 1AEN5 1AFN5 1AGN5 1AHN5 1AJN5 1ALN5 1APN5 1ARN5 1AWN5 1BAN5 1EWN5 1FRN5 1FTN5 1HHN5 1HJN5 1HLN5 1HNN5 1HPN5 1HRN5 1HSN5 1HTN5 1HUN5 1HXN5 1HZN5 1JAN5 1JBN5 1JGN5 1JHN5 1JJN5 1JLN5 1JNN5 1JPN5 1JRN5 1JSN5 1JTN5 1JXN5 1JYN5 1LAN5 1NDN5 1NEN5 1NFN5 1NGN5 1NHN5 1NJN5 1NQN5 1NSN5 1NUN5 1PBN5 1PDN5 1PFN5 1PJN5 1PLN5 1PNN5 1PPN5 1PRN5 1PSN5 1PTN5 1PUN5 1PWN5 1PXN5 1PZN5 1QAN5 1QBN5 1QDN5 1QEN5 1QJN5 1QLN5 1QNN5 1QPN5 1QZN5 1RDN5 1RHN5 1RNN5 1RPN5 1RRN5 1RSN5 1RTN5 1RUN5 1RXN5 1RZN5 1SAN5 1SBN5 1SDN5 1SGN5 1SHN5 1SJN5 1SNN5 1SPN5 1SRN5 1SSN5 1STN5 1SUN5 1SXN5 1SZN5 1TGN5 1THN5 1TJN5 1TLN5 1TPN5 1TQN5 1TRN5 1UPN5 1UTN5 1UUN5 1UXN5 1UZN5 1WPN5 1XAN5 1XBN5 1XDN5 1XFN5 1XGN5 1XH