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Bunhill
Islington, London
PocketsOld Street & St Luke's (Bath Street · King Square Gardens · Old Street · Golden Lane)Clerkenwell (Brewery Square · Charterhouse Square)
Bunhill sits in the south of Islington, running from Old Street down to the edge of the City. The name comes from 'Bone Hill' and Bunhill Fields is the historic dissenters' burial ground, where Blake, Defoe and John Wesley's mother Susanna are buried. Directly across the street stands Wesley's Chapel, opened in 1778 and designed by George Dance the Younger as the 'Mother Church of World Methodism'. The ward has 160 listed buildings including the Grade I Wesley's Chapel, the Grade I Charterhouse and the Grade I former Church of St Luke, and the entire ward sits inside a conservation area. Transport is outstanding: Old Street, Farringdon and Moorgate give the highest public-transport access in London. Around 204 food venues and 183 non-food venues reflect the density of offices and tech firms, and 27 Ofsted-outstanding schools sit within reach. The drawbacks: green space is limited to around 8.4 hectares with the Artillery Ground at 2.5 hectares the largest patch, safety scores sit below the London median, and air-quality is poor from Old Street and City Road.
- Strongest96Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Also strong88Heritage
Dense with listed buildings and conservation-area coverage
- Watch out21Safety
Higher recorded crime, driven by specific categories
At a glance
- Excellent public-transport access
- 160 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 9 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Artillery Ground (2.5 hectares)
- 398 open venues (211 food and drink, 187 other)
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Wesley's Chapel on City Road opened in 1778, designed by George Dance the Younger for John Wesley; Wesley is buried in the garden behind the chapel, and his mother Susanna is buried across the street in Bunhill Fields.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
26Among the lowest in London
How scores work - Purchase affordability10
- Rent affordability20
- Price momentum (5yr)26
- Activity (turnover)44
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Bunhill: 52 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
21Among the lowest in London
- Personal safety25
- Property crime11
- Anti-social behaviour28
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Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
For Bunhill: personal, property & anti-social breakdown24-mo trend to Jun 2026counts —
Connectivity
96Better than 98% of London
Median public-transport access is excellent (TfL PTAL 8.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
24Better than 11% of London
- Air quality3
- Quietness55
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
65Better than 98% of London
- Nightlife64
- Dining100
- Arts & culture43
- Retail & shops21
- Sports & recreation21
- Independent scene100
- Vitality (openings, diversity)100
398 open venues nearby — 211 food & drink, 187 other.
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For Bunhill: the mix behind 398 open venues—% independent
Education
62Better than 87% of London
- Primary schools64
- Secondary schools60
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For Bunhill: 6 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
88Better than 95% of London
160 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Wesley's ChapelGrade I
- The CharterhouseGrade I
- Former Church of St LukeGrade I
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
24Lowest in London
- Green spaces19
- Waterways55
Largest green space: Artillery Ground (3 ha). ~9 ha of green space in total.
Area development
21Better than 87% of London
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- Is Bunhill safe?
- Bunhill scores 21 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — recording more crime than most London wards. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Bunhill a good place to live?
- Bunhill scores 48 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are connectivity (96) and heritage (88); its weakest is safety (21). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Bunhill?
- Excellent public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Bunhill 8 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 96 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Bunhill expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Bunhill is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 2/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Bunhill?
- Bunhill scores 62 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 9 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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