Barnsbury Street

Islington, Greater London, England

Mapped street Green-space proximity 88/100 Transport proximity 100/100 Risk indicators: Medium High confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 40/100; transport-stop proximity 100/100; daily amenities 75/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 88/100. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.

Compare Profile Scores

Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.

Highest profile: Young ProfessionalsExcellent

Available components: transport-stop proximity 100/100; amenity proximity 75/100; daily amenities 75/100; market proxy 65/100. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

Families
Good

Available components: area-safety proxy 40/100; family indicators 80/100; green-space proximity 88/100; daily amenities 75/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Young Professionals
Excellent

Available components: transport-stop proximity 100/100; amenity proximity 75/100; daily amenities 75/100; market proxy 65/100. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Investors
Excellent

Available components: liquidity proxy 90/100; market proxy 65/100. Recorded median sale price: £875,000 from 58 transactions. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transaction activity 50%, Market 50%; no return forecast. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Retirees
Good

Available components: area-safety proxy 40/100; green-space proximity 88/100; daily amenities 75/100; amenity proximity 75/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

First-time Buyers
Fair

Available components: transport-stop proximity 100/100; daily amenities 75/100; area-safety proxy 40/100. Recorded median sale price: £875,000 from 58 transactions. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

73
Liveability Score
Indicative · relative within Islington
Top 3% in IslingtonTop 1% nationally
High confidence Based on 58 transactions, 6 data sources

Flood mapping

The mapped street point is classified as Zone 1 in the Environment Agency planning dataset. This covers river and sea flooding; it does not assess every property or surface-water risk.

Dataset revision: 2026-05-20. This is the dataset revision date, not a property inspection date.

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Things You Should Know

Low area-safety score

Score 40/100. This is an LSOA incident-count proxy, not a population-adjusted crime rate.

How Life Works Here

Barnsbury Street is located in Islington, near London, Greater London. The associated LSOA area has 286 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. The dataset records 7 nearby amenities. The closest is Pizza Hut Delivery (fast food, 14m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus and tram. The nearest mapped stop (Islington Town Hall) is 118m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The median property price is £875,000. Based on 58 transactions recorded since 2014. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,413; owner-occupied homes 5.8%; social housing 35.7%; retired population 12.9%; average household size 2. There are 32 schools within 2 km, 32 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 10 are rated Outstanding. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 288m away. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is young professionals at 83/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 73/100. Its recorded district percentile is 97. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Low (40)

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Excellent (75)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Excellent (100)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Excellent (88)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Good (65)

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Excellent (80)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Excellent (75)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Excellent (90)

English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately

Property Market

£875,000
Median Price
58
Transactions (2014–2026)

Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold | Transactions: High recorded volume

Source release: 2026-08-28; registrations received through 2026-07-31. Earlier periods can be revised by late registrations. Standard and additional transactions are included, so property mix can affect the median.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence v3.0). Median comparisons use two full calendar years five years apart, with at least five sales in each. Different properties may have sold; this is not a house-price index or a prediction of returns.

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Nearby Amenities

Pizza Hut Delivery14m (0.2 min walk)
Pera18m (0.2 min walk)
Workers Cafe28m (0.3 min walk)
Zaco Mini Market42m (0.5 min walk)
Mr Lobo47m (0.6 min walk)
The Blue Legume54m (0.7 min walk)
Romeo's Sugar-Free Bakery64m (0.8 min walk)

Public Services Nearby

Public facilities within walking distance from Barnsbury Street, with detailed information for each.

gyms & sports centres (5)

hospitals (1)

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libraries (4)

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parks & green spaces (5)

schools (4)

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Transport Links

Islington Town Hall bus_stop118m
St Mary's Church (N1) bus_stop210m
Cross Street / Dagmar Terrace bus_stop278m
Canonbury Grove bus_stop284m
Essex Road Rail Station rail_station447m
Highbury & Islington Underground Station rail_station502m
Highbury & Islington Rail Station rail_station561m
Highbury & Islington Underground Station metro_station577m

Similar Streets

Compared within this district using at least four shared score dimensions. Missing indicators are excluded.

Data Transparency

6 open data sources
80% data uniqueness
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  • OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
  • HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
  • police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
  • DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
  • Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
  • ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0

All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees.

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