Moving to Islington

Georgian terraces and a genuinely walkable high street, ten minutes from the City.

North London Victoria & Northern lines

What you'll actually be looking at

Georgian square houses

The grandest stock, facing garden squares in Canonbury and Barnsbury.

Victorian terrace conversions

Two- and three-storey splits, the bulk of the flat market.

New-build near Angel

Modern blocks close to the tube and the Upper Street restaurant strip.

Who it suits

Professional couples Buyers wanting a proper high street without leaving Zone 1 People upgrading from a first flat who want a garden

Getting around

  • Victoria line at Highbury & Islington, Northern line at Angel, plus buses 19, 30, 38, 43, and 73.
  • About 11 minutes direct to Victoria, 15 direct to Waterloo.

The honest take

Why people move here

Upper Street is a genuine, walkable high street — restaurants, theatre, an actual evening economy on your doorstep.

What catches people out

The garden squares are the neighbourhood's best feature and the hardest thing to actually buy into — much of the market sits a few streets back from them.

Where it sits on price

Above most of North London, below Marylebone or the West End villages — a genuine "arrived" postcode without prime-central pricing.

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