Islington Area Guide | £639k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Islington

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
216,560
Households
96,565
Crimes · Jun '26
High · 15.0 per 1k
96,565
Households
White Brit. · 40%
Ethnicity
No religion · 41%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 15.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£639,130
Median property price
£2,658
Median rent
6,411
Postcodes
96,565
Households
White Brit. · 40%
Ethnicity
No religion · 41%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 15.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£639,130
Median property price
£2,658
Median rent
6,411
Postcodes

Sold prices in Islington

England & Wales
Property sales · Islington
HM Land Registry · Islington
Average price
£808,525
YoY: -2.8%
Median price: £645,768
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 42 sales · avg £910,035
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.1m£906k£664k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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 Islington

England & Wales
Crime trends · Islington

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
730
YoY +19%
748634519
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
647
YoY -13%
866711556
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
125
YoY stable
236175113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
121
YoY stable
14911478
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY -97%
153794
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
414
YoY +60%
435306177
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Bicycle Theft
77
YoY stable
936638
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Public Order
209
YoY +17%
209166123
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · violent crime rising

3,240
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Islington

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Islington.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

Straight-line distance from this address. This does not guarantee you will get a place.

  • Central Foundation Boys' School

    Last published allocation was 2,412 m. This address is 2,405 m (straight line).

    Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.

  • City of London Academy Islington

    Last published allocation was 2,408 m. This address is 965 m (straight line).

    Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.

  • Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

    Last published allocation was 1,622 m. This address is 1,034 m (straight line).

    Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.

  • Highbury Fields School

    Last published allocation was 1,595 m. This address is 1,327 m (straight line).

    Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.

Apply for a primary place via Islington

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Schools in Islington

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in IslingtonFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Transport in Islington

Caledonian Road & Barnsbury is a 7-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 532 m

  • Caledonian Road & Barnsbury

    Rail

    532 m
  • Highbury & Islington

    Rail · Underground

    587 m
  • Essex Road

    Rail

    841 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Islington

GPs make up most of the mapped places

50 GPs · 16 Universities · 12 Libraries · 90 in all

  • GPs50
  • Universities16
  • Libraries12
  • Museums9
  • Hospitals3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Islington

Median private rent

£2,658/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£2,144
1 bed
£2,658
2 bed
£2,959
3 bed
£4,176
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Islington

Coordinates51.5417, -0.1083
Postcodes
6,411
Population (Census)
216,560
Households (Census)
96,565
Recorded crime · Jun '26
High · 15.0 per 1k

Demographics in Islington

Ethnicity

Total residents: 216,550
White Brit.39.8%
Other White18.7%
African8.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.7%
Caribbean3.4%
+ 11 other groups · 24.1%

Religion

Total residents: 216,548
No religion40.9%
Christian34.7%
Muslim11.9%
Not answered7.8%
Other religion1.3%
+ 2 other religions · 3.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 216,560
25–3425.9%
35–4921.4%
50–6415.5%
20–248.5%
65–745.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.2%

Households

Total households: 96,565
Other28.1%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.1%
+ 8 other households · 32.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Islington

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.13 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.13 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).