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Barnsbury East

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About

Barnsbury East sits within Islington’s Barnsbury Conservation Area and is primarily residential. The streets are formed of mid-19th-century terraces, many with basements and original iron railings, and several small garden squares such as Barnsbury Square, Arlington Square and Cloudesley Square. Conservation designations have kept the original street layout and building proportions, so terraces tend to run continuously between the squares, with short mews and service lanes tucked behind the main fronts.

Everyday life revolves around narrow parades of shops, a handful of cafes and community facilities on the local streets, plus play spaces and small allotments managed by local groups. The survival of long stretches of original railings and sunken front basements around the squares gives the area a consistent streetscape and is often remarked on by people walking those routes. Housing ranges from single-family houses to converted flats, and the mix of civic gardens, community-run plots and small commercial premises shapes how the neighbourhood is used day to day.

Area overview

On average Barnsbury East has moderate deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 78 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 25.1% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Barnsbury East is £86,920 per year. There are 3 schools in Barnsbury East: 2 primary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). On average most houses in area has good public transport connectivity. Barnsbury East is home to around 8,286 people, with a population density of about 13,782.4 per km2.

Crime rate
6/10
Crimes per 1k residents
78
Deprivation level
6/10
Income level
8/10
Social housing
25.1%
Connectivity
7/10

Area Profile

Barnsbury East Population
8,286
Population density
13,782.4 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
23.41(-25%)
Anti-social behaviour
22.09(-18%)
Other theft
10.38(-9%)
Vehicle crime
9.53(+2%)
Public order
6.76(0%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
4,402
53.13%
Other White
1,605
19.37%
Irish
300
3.62%
African
254
3.07%
Other
247
2.98%
Total population: 8,286

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
4,853
67.85%
Level 3 (A level)
712
9.95%
No qualifications
646
9.03%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
415
5.8%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
264
3.69%
Total 16+ residents: 7,153

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,294
32.43%
Owns with a mortgage
760
19.05%
Owns outright
738
18.5%
Other social rented
547
13.71%
Social rents from council
530
13.28%
Total households: 3,990

Property prices in Barnsbury East

Based on 95 recent sales, the median property price is £820,000 in Barnsbury East area, with individual transactions ranging from £237,023 up to £4,200,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Barnsbury East in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, median price per square metre, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Barnsbury East over the last year.
TypeSalesMedianMedian £/m²
Detached1£1,850,000£13,603
Flats72£632,500£10,923
Semi-Detached3£2,880,000£15,319
Terraced19£2,350,000£14,652

10 years median price trend in Barnsbury East

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Barnsbury East.

All postcodes in Barnsbury East

N11TE

Battishill Street

N11HH

Barnsbury Park

N11JX

Albion Mews

N11ED

Caledonian Road

N10LX

Richmond Avenue

N12TZ

Upper Street

N11LF

Laycock

N11BE

Thornhill Square

N11PL

Laycock

N11LQ

Haven Mews

N11LR

Offord Road

N11RA

Upper Street

N11US

Upper Street

N78BD

Blackthorn Avenue

N10NL

Boxworth Grove

N12DU

Florence Street

N11TJ

Napier Terrace

N11EF

Caledonian Road

N11LA

Liverpool Road

N11TA

Almeida Street

N10RB

Gibson Square

N78XG

Roman Way

N10LH

Bramwell Mews

N10NB

Richmond Avenue

N11TQ

Waterloo Terrace

N11GB

Epping Place

N12DP

Shillingford Street

N12DT

Hawes Street

N11LD

Albany Mews

N11JJ

Mountfort Terrace

N11JQ

Lofting Road

N11JT

Thornhill Road

N11HL

Barnsbury Street

N11QZ

Terretts Place

N78BQ

St Clements Street

N10LY

Richmond Crescent

N11JE

Lambert Street

N11HU

Ripplevale Grove

N11HX

Thornhill Road

N11HT

Ripplevale Grove

N10NA

Richmond Avenue

N12EA

Florence Street

N78BF

Aran Mews

N12DS

Shillingford Street

N11TW

Milner Square

N11PB

Thornhill Road

N11EL

Lonsdale Place

N11LE

Liverpool Road

N11LB

Beech Tree Close

N11NS

Offord Road

N11AD

Almeida Street

N11NQ

Liverpool Road

N11HZ

Brayfield Terrace

N11LT

St Mary's & St James'

N12DX

Florence Street

N11HW

Thornhill Road

N11BH

Bridgeman Road

N10NF

Richmond Avenue

N11WP

Freeling Street

N11NJ

Liverpool Road

N10EN

Cloudesley Road

N11JB

Lofting Road

N11TN

Milner Place

N11PJ

Legion Close

N11NL

Liverpool Road

N11EP

Barnsbury Street

N11LX

Liverpool Road

N11HA

Brooksby Street

N78BP

Barnsbury Grove

N10JU

Hemingford Road

N78BG

St Clements Street

N12BA

Cross Street

N11BG

Matilda Street

N10EA

Cloudesley Road

N11PU

Islington Park Street

N10FB

Charlotte Terrace

N11PN

Barnsbury Street

N11NA

Langford Mews

N10LU

Richmond Avenue

N11PA

Thornhill Road

N11NU

Offord Road

N11NF

Liverpool Road

N78AF

Westbourne Road

N11NP

Liverpool Road

N11TB

Almeida Street

N11JY

Thornhill Road

N11BU

Huntingdon Street

N11FA

Granary Square

N78XA

Hadrian Mews

N11HP

Lofting Road

N10LB

Matilda Street

N11JR

Thornhill Road

N10ER

Barnsbury Road

N11XW

Carfree Close

N11DE

Hemingford Road

N10LT

Richmond Avenue

N11BB

Caledonian Road

N11JS

Thornhill Road

N11HN

Morland Mews

N11TG

Waterloo Terrace

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/07/2026.