Loading area profile…
Neighbourhood profile
Arsenal
Islington, London
Arsenal sits in north Islington, running from the former Highbury stadium site east toward Blackstock Road, with the whole ward wrapped inside a conservation area. The character is dense late-Victorian terraces overlaid with the football club's century of history. Connectivity is very good — Arsenal and Finsbury Park stations give Piccadilly-line access — and thirty-nine Ofsted-outstanding schools are within reach, among the strongest in the batch. Heritage runs to five listings including the Grade II East Stand at Highbury Stadium (the Art Deco facade preserved in the Highbury Square conversion), the Grade II Gillespie Primary School, and the Grade II terraces at 23-61 Blackstock Road. Air quality is strong. The drawbacks are green space and safety. Green space inside the ward is thin at under four hectares with Gillespie Park Nature Reserve the main anchor; Finsbury Park lies just beyond the boundary. Crime sits close to the London middle, with pockets concentrated around the station corridor.
9 small areas · coloured by overall score.See on full map ↗
Like Arsenal?
Find a London like this
See the London wards that score most like Arsenal — especially its Connectivity and Schools.
The East Stand at Highbury Stadium, Grade II listed and completed in 1936 to designs by Claude Waterlow Ferrier with William Binnie, has been preserved as the Art Deco facade of the Highbury Square residential conversion since 2006.
- Very good public-transport access
- 5 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 5 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Gillespie Park Nature Reserve (3.3 hectares)
- 172 open venues (83 food and drink, 89 other)
Arsenal score highlights
- Connectivity Excellent public-transport access (score 81/100).
- Education Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools (score 65/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 2/100).
Arsenal, layer by layer
Property prices & growth
36/ 100
- Purchase affordability25
- Rent affordability30
- Price momentum (5yr)31
- Activity (turnover)56
Locked
Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and 30 years of sale-price history for this ward.
Day Pass · 24 hours
- Your wizard shortlist in full — top matches revealed, plus the near-misses and the one thing each missed
- Ward deep-dives: crime by category with the 12-month trend, air quality, culture breakdown
- Five-year price trend and school inspection history per ward
- Cheaper lookalike areas for any ward
- Unlimited saved areas and shareable links
WAYB+ · month to month
- Everything in the Day Pass, kept on while you search
- “What’s changing” on every ward — planning approvals and venue openings/closures
- Cancel anytime; access runs to the end of the month you paid for
Already bought? Don't pay again — open the confirmation email from where are you based? and tap Restore access to sign back in on this device.
Safety
54/ 100
- Personal safety55
- Property crime51
- Anti-social behaviour60
Locked
Safety deep-dive
Crime broken down by category, with the 12-month trend for this ward.
Day Pass · 24 hours
- Your wizard shortlist in full — top matches revealed, plus the near-misses and the one thing each missed
- Ward deep-dives: crime by category with the 12-month trend, air quality, culture breakdown
- Five-year price trend and school inspection history per ward
- Cheaper lookalike areas for any ward
- Unlimited saved areas and shareable links
WAYB+ · month to month
- Everything in the Day Pass, kept on while you search
- “What’s changing” on every ward — planning approvals and venue openings/closures
- Cancel anytime; access runs to the end of the month you paid for
Already bought? Don't pay again — open the confirmation email from where are you based? and tap Restore access to sign back in on this device.
Connectivity
81/ 100
Median public-transport access is excellent (TfL PTAL 7.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
20/ 100
- Air quality18
- Quietness23
Locked
Air & noise deep-dive
NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Day Pass · 24 hours
- Your wizard shortlist in full — top matches revealed, plus the near-misses and the one thing each missed
- Ward deep-dives: crime by category with the 12-month trend, air quality, culture breakdown
- Five-year price trend and school inspection history per ward
- Cheaper lookalike areas for any ward
- Unlimited saved areas and shareable links
WAYB+ · month to month
- Everything in the Day Pass, kept on while you search
- “What’s changing” on every ward — planning approvals and venue openings/closures
- Cancel anytime; access runs to the end of the month you paid for
Already bought? Don't pay again — open the confirmation email from where are you based? and tap Restore access to sign back in on this device.
Cultural Signal
34/ 100
- Nightlife14
- Dining29
- Arts & culture14
- Retail & shops21
- Sports & recreation14
- Independent scene79
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
172 open venues nearby — 83 food & drink, 89 other.
Locked
Culture deep-dive
What's open nearby — the venue mix, share of independents, and recent openings.
Day Pass · 24 hours
- Your wizard shortlist in full — top matches revealed, plus the near-misses and the one thing each missed
- Ward deep-dives: crime by category with the 12-month trend, air quality, culture breakdown
- Five-year price trend and school inspection history per ward
- Cheaper lookalike areas for any ward
- Unlimited saved areas and shareable links
WAYB+ · month to month
- Everything in the Day Pass, kept on while you search
- “What’s changing” on every ward — planning approvals and venue openings/closures
- Cancel anytime; access runs to the end of the month you paid for
Already bought? Don't pay again — open the confirmation email from where are you based? and tap Restore access to sign back in on this device.
Education
65/ 100
- Primary schools58
- Secondary schools70
Locked
School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
Day Pass · 24 hours
- Your wizard shortlist in full — top matches revealed, plus the near-misses and the one thing each missed
- Ward deep-dives: crime by category with the 12-month trend, air quality, culture breakdown
- Five-year price trend and school inspection history per ward
- Cheaper lookalike areas for any ward
- Unlimited saved areas and shareable links
WAYB+ · month to month
- Everything in the Day Pass, kept on while you search
- “What’s changing” on every ward — planning approvals and venue openings/closures
- Cancel anytime; access runs to the end of the month you paid for
Already bought? Don't pay again — open the confirmation email from where are you based? and tap Restore access to sign back in on this device.
Heritage
59/ 100
5 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Gillespie Primary SchoolGrade II
- East Stand at Highbury StadiumGrade II
- Numbers 23-61 (odd) and Attached RailingsGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
52/ 100
- Green spaces64
- Waterways30
Largest green space: Gillespie Park Nature Reserve (3 ha). ~4 ha of green space in total.
Area development
2/ 100
What's changing in Arsenal
Locked
What's changing (WAYB+)
Recent planning approvals and venue openings or closures for this ward. Subscription only.
Already bought? Don't pay again — open the confirmation email from where are you based? and tap Restore access to sign back in on this device.
Neighbourhood matches
Locked
Neighbourhood matches
Find areas that score like this one, with the price difference for each.
Day Pass · 24 hours
- Your wizard shortlist in full — top matches revealed, plus the near-misses and the one thing each missed
- Ward deep-dives: crime by category with the 12-month trend, air quality, culture breakdown
- Five-year price trend and school inspection history per ward
- Cheaper lookalike areas for any ward
- Unlimited saved areas and shareable links
WAYB+ · month to month
- Everything in the Day Pass, kept on while you search
- “What’s changing” on every ward — planning approvals and venue openings/closures
- Cancel anytime; access runs to the end of the month you paid for
Already bought? Don't pay again — open the confirmation email from where are you based? and tap Restore access to sign back in on this device.
Wards with a similar profile
- Stockwell East · Lambeth
- Newington · Southwark
- Stockwell West & Larkhall · Lambeth
- Brownswood · Hackney
- Oval · Lambeth
- Westbourne · Westminster
Nearby wards
- Brownswood · Hackney
- Harringay · Haringey
- Finsbury Park · Islington
- Highbury · Islington
- Holloway · Islington
- Laycock · Islington
- Tollington · Islington
More affordable, similar areas
- Newington · SouthwarkMore affordable
- Stockwell West & Larkhall · LambethMore affordable
- Westbourne · WestminsterMore affordable
- Camberwell Green · SouthwarkMore affordable
- St Dunstan's · Tower HamletsMore affordable
One quick thing
Is this page accurate?
Got something we missed or got wrong about Arsenal? Let us know.