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Highbury

N1 2 / N16 9 / N5 1 / N5 2 / N5 9 / N7 8

PoshVillage feelGood high streetFamily-friendly

Highbury is one of the most sought-after parts of Islington. Highbury Fields is the green heart, with tennis courts, a playground, and space to breathe. The housing is overwhelmingly Victorian, with wide terraces and substantial detached houses on Highbury Place and Highbury Hill. Highbury & Islington station connects the Victoria line, Overground, and national rail. The area has a calmer feel than Upper Street, with good local shops on Highbury Park. Families and long-term residents dominate.

Drayton Park0.3 mi
£2.0mmedian house
Top 10%primary KS2
Below averagesafety
Highbury

Flat

£620k

Terraced

£1.9m

Semi-detached

£2.3m

Detached

£2.4m

39% homeowners30% private rented31% social rented

Fastest travel times

King's Cross7 min
Oxford Circus13 min
Liverpool Street16 min
Victoria17 min
London Bridge17 min
Waterloo21 min

Nearest stations

Drayton Park0.3 mi
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Canonbury0.4 miZone 2
MildmayWindrush
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Arsenal0.5 miZone 2
Piccadilly
SafetyBelow average

Breakdown of reported crime

Violence and sexual offences
20%
Anti-social behaviour
19%
Theft from the person
10%
Vehicle crime
9%
Other theft
8%
Robbery
6%
Drug offences
6%
Burglary
6%
Public order
6%
Criminal damage and arson
5%
Bicycle theft
5%
AffluenceBelow average

Ethnicity

White
69.3%
White British46.9%
Other White18.4%
Irish3.7%
Gypsy / Roma0.2%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Mixed
6.8%
Other Mixed2.3%
White & Asian2.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.5%
White & Black African0.8%
Asian
7.1%
Bangladeshi2%
Indian1.8%
Other Asian1.8%
Chinese1.2%
Pakistani0.3%
Black
10.8%
African6.9%
Caribbean2.8%
Other Black1.1%
Other
6.1%

State primary

St Mary Magdalene Academy
OutstandingNon-selective🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Strong results
Betty Layward Primary School
😊 Happy school🏆 Strong results
Grasmere Primary School
🏆 Exceptional results😊 Happy school

State secondary

Highbury Fields School
Non-selective🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Strong sixth form
The London Screen Academy
Non-selective
St Mary Magdalene Academy
OutstandingNon-selective🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Strong results

Independent

North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School
🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Strong sixth form
London Scandinavian School
St Paul's Waldorf School
Green spaces72 nearby
Paradise Park
Highbury Fields
Clissold Park
Pleasant Place Garden

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