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Highbury
Islington, London
Highbury runs from the Emirates Stadium up to Highbury Fields and the Grand Union Canal fringe, a ward of Georgian and Victorian terraces, interwar mansion blocks and the converted Grade II East Stand and the matching locally listed West Stand of Arsenal's former Highbury Stadium, now Highbury Square flats. The whole ward sits within a conservation area and heritage is strong: 28 listed buildings include the Grade I former Church of St Saviour. Transport is good via Highbury and Islington, 46 outstanding schools are in reach, and the 11.8-hectare Highbury Fields have been public open space since 1885. The flipsides are that green space beyond the Fields is thin, the market has cooled as sellers chase buyers, the safety score is around average and most issues cluster along the Holloway Road edge rather than in the quieter squares inland.
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Arsenal's former stadium at Highbury was designed by Archibald Leitch in 1913; the Grade II Art Deco East Stand and the locally listed West Stand were preserved in the 2006-10 conversion to Highbury Square's 711 flats.
- Good public-transport access
- 28 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 9 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Highbury Fields (11.8 hectares)
- 168 open venues (94 food and drink, 74 other)
Highbury score highlights
- Heritage Dense with listed buildings and conservation-area coverage (score 75/100).
- Connectivity Excellent public-transport access (score 66/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 1/100).
Highbury, layer by layer
Property prices & growth
38/ 100
- Purchase affordability10
- Rent affordability10
- Price momentum (5yr)54
- Activity (turnover)60
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and 30 years of sale-price history for this ward.
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Safety
51/ 100
- Personal safety55
- Property crime49
- Anti-social behaviour48
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Connectivity
66/ 100
Median public-transport access is very good (TfL PTAL 5.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
15/ 100
- Air quality18
- Quietness10
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Cultural Signal
38/ 100
- Nightlife14
- Dining43
- Arts & culture14
- Retail & shops29
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene79
- Vitality (openings, diversity)56
168 open venues nearby — 94 food & drink, 74 other.
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Education
65/ 100
- Primary schools56
- Secondary schools74
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Heritage
75/ 100
28 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Former Church of St SaviourGrade I
- Christ ChurchGrade II
- Central LibraryGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
64/ 100
- Green spaces79
- Waterways45
Largest green space: Highbury Fields (12 ha). ~12 ha of green space in total.
Area development
1/ 100
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