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Old Street & St Luke's

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About

Old Street and St Luke's sit where Old Street meets City Road in Islington. The Old Street roundabout and station mark a concentration of tech businesses often called the Silicon Roundabout. Streets radiating from the junction — Paul Street, Worship Street and Pitfield Street — contain offices, design studios and small manufacturers, alongside cafes and late-night venues. Old Street station on the Northern line and multiple bus routes on City Road shape commuter flows and daytime patterns, while cycle lanes and pedestrian crossings link the junction to nearby residential streets.

St Luke's church stands on Old Street; the building dates from the early 18th century and its churchyard opens directly onto the pavement. The neighbourhood mixes Georgian terraces, post-war housing blocks and former warehouses converted to workspaces, reflecting different phases of development. Small markets, gallery openings and occasional street stalls use side lanes and courtyards, and local wayfinding often relies on the roundabout and the church tower as fixed points within the borough.

Area overview

On average Old Street & St Luke's has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 231 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, roughly 1.8× the London average of 130 per 1,000. Approximately 44% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Old Street & St Luke's is £63,642 per year. There are 5 schools in Old Street & St Luke's: 4 primary (1 Outstanding and 3 Good) and 1 secondary (1 Outstanding and 0 Good). On average most houses in the area have excellent public transport connectivity. Old Street & St Luke's is home to around 10,675 people, with a population density of about 14,117.7 per km².

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
231
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
44%
Connectivity
10/10

Area Profile

Old Street & St Luke's Population
10,675
Population density
14,117.7 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Anti-social behaviour
56.3(+110%)
Violence and sexual offences
54.71(+76%)
Theft from the person
48.62(+418%)
Shoplifting
44.59(+346%)
Other theft
35.32(+209%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
3,724
34.89%
Other White
2,012
18.85%
African
1,152
10.79%
Other
764
7.16%
Chinese
424
3.97%
Total population: 10,675

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
4,618
51.44%
No qualifications
1,327
14.78%
Level 3 (A level)
1,259
14.02%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
709
7.9%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
568
6.33%
Total 16+ residents: 8,978

Housing

Housing tenure

Social rents from council
1,628
32.9%
Private landlord or letting agency
1,302
26.31%
Other social rented
953
19.26%
Owns with a mortgage
468
9.46%
Owns outright
354
7.15%
Total households: 4,949

Property prices in Old Street & St Luke's

Median price£735,000
Price per sq ft£901
Sales (last 12 months)51
Typical range (middle 50%)£474K – £1.1M

Based on 51 recent sales, the median property price is £735,000 (about £901 per square foot) in Old Street & St Luke's area, with individual transactions ranging from £137,500 up to £2,700,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Old Street & St Luke's over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Flats51£735,000£901

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Old Street & St Luke's

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Old Street & St Luke's.
YearFlats
2016£755,000
2017£705,000
2018£678,750
2019£722,500
2020£897,750
2021£841,800
2022£737,500
2023£914,480
2024£946,000
2025£607,500
2026£740,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Old Street & St Luke's.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Old Street & St Luke's.
YearFlats
2016£977
2017£952
2018£1,000
2019£1,059
2020£1,272
2021£1,086
2022£941
2023£1,332
2024£1,290
2025£954
2026£822
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Old Street & St Luke's.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Old Street & St Luke's in the last year.

Council Tax Bands

Annual council tax rates for Islington district.

Band A£1,405
Band B£1,640
Band C£1,874
Band D£2,108
Band E£2,577
Band F£3,045
Band G£3,514
Band H£4,216

Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.

All postcodesin Old Street & St Luke's

EC1V8AE

Macclesfield Road

EC1V3SR

Pleydell Estate

EC1V2AE

Bollinder Place

EC1V2QH

City Road

EC1Y8QE

Banner Street

EC1V9BL

Old Street

EC1Y4YY

Chiswell Street

EC1Y8NH

Dufferin Street

EC1V2AN

St Peter's & Canalside

EC1V2PR

City Road

EC2M2TE

Wilson Street

EC1V3AP

Pear Tree Street

EC1V2AU

Bollinder Place

EC2A1HD

Bunhill

EC1Y8RT

Featherstone Street

EC1V9BP

Old Street

EC1Y8TZ

Bunhill

EC2A2AB

Worship Street

EC1V3RF

Seward Street

EC1V8BY

Central Street

EC1Y1AT

City Road

EC1Y8LS

Errol Street

EC1V9JR

Old Street

EC1V2AS

Bollinder Place

EC2A2AH

Worship Street

EC1Y8AF

Old Street Yard

EC1V9BQ

Tilney Court

EC1Y4UP

Chiswell Street

EC1V3TR

Galway Street

EC2Y9AQ

Finsbury Street

EC1Y8JP

Roscoe Street

EC1V2PN

City Road

EC1V7PE

Goswell Road

EC2A4DL

Epworth Street

EC2A1NQ

Finsbury Pavement

EC1V9NH

Old Street

EC1V8DS

Central Street

EC1Y8NE

Bunhill Row

EC1Y0TG

Golden Lane

EC1V9ES

St Lukes Estate

EC1Y2EH

City Road

EC1Y8NR

Chequer Street

EC1Y8NS

Chequer Street

EC1Y8PN

Chequer Street

EC1V8EH

Mora Street

EC1V8EJ

Mora Street

EC1Y1AA

City Road

EC1Y4TW

Bunhill

EC1V3QX

Lever Street

EC1Y8NT

Chequer Street

EC2A1AT

City Road

EC1V9NT

St Lukes Estate

EC1Y0TW

Garrett Street

EC1V0EU

Compton Street

EC1V0BU

Malta Street

EC1V8DE

Central Street

EC1V9LB

Bunhill

EC1Y2AL

City Road

EC1Y8RZ

Featherstone Street

EC1Y2AY

City Road

EC1V3QT

Bartholomew Square

EC1V2QY

City Road

EC1Y1BD

City Road

EC1V8DQ

Central Street

EC2A4AQ

Leonard Street

EC1V7EZ

Goswell Road

EC1Y0TY

Garrett Street

EC2A4DD

Tabernacle Street

EC1Y8PX

Banner Street

EC1V8AT

Macclesfield Road

EC2A4AP

Cowper Street

EC1Y2AA

City Road

EC1V9LF

Bath Street

EC1V0BT

Malta Street

EC1V3QZ

Mitchell Street

EC2A4AS

Cowper Street

EC2A4AW

Cowper Street

EC1V3RQ

Europa Place

EC1Y4AB

Moor Lane

EC1V8DN

Dingley Road

EC1V9EU

St Lukes Estate

EC1Y1DT

Olivers Yard

EC1V8BA

Central Street

EC1Y4SB

Bunhill

EC2A1PX

Bunhill

EC2A1AH

Worship Street

EC1Y8QB

Banner Street

EC1V9AW

Peerless Street

EC1V3NZ

Seward Street

EC1Y2AN

City Road

EC1Y8PS

Roscoe Street

EC1Y8ST

Banner Street

EC2A4LX

Leonard Street

EC1V2PH

City Road

EC2Y9HD

Ropemaker Street

EC1V8DW

Central Street

EC1Y8QN

Whitecross Street

EC1Y0RX

Golden Lane

EC1V3QW

Ironmonger Row

EC1V3QG

Ironmonger Row