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Tollington
Islington, London
PocketsTollington (Crouch Hill · north · Wray Crescent · Cornwallis Square · south-west)Holloway Nag's Head (Tollington Way · north-east · south-west)Highcroft & Holly Park
Tollington sits in the north of Islington between Finsbury Park and Crouch Hill, a residential ward of tight Victorian terraces stepping up the hill. The whole ward lies inside a conservation area, which protects the consistent townscape. Heritage is solid: fifteen listed buildings including the Grade II Montem Primary School, the Grade II 127 Hanley Road and the Grade II 1 and 3 Crouch Hill. Public-transport access is good via Finsbury Park and Crouch Hill Overground, and sixteen Outstanding-rated schools are within reach. The food and retail offer is strong at 179 and 139 venues, spilling from the Stroud Green Road corridor. The drawbacks are that safety scores are well below the London average, air quality is poor near the Holloway Road, green space within the ward is limited at 7.6 hectares with Wray Crescent the largest at 2.3, and market affordability is weak.
- Strongest72Heritage
Dense with listed buildings and conservation-area coverage
- Also strong66Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 15 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Wray Crescent (2.3 hectares)
- 326 open venues (182 food and drink, 144 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
31Better than 9% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability20
- Rent affordability35
- Price momentum (5yr)20
- Activity (turnover)48
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Tollington: 119 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
27Better than 10% of London
- Personal safety35
- Property crime26
- Anti-social behaviour16
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Connectivity
66Better than 81% of London
Median public-transport access is very good (TfL PTAL 5.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
18Among the lowest in London
- Air quality22
- Quietness13
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
47Better than 90% of London
- Nightlife29
- Dining57
- Arts & culture21
- Retail & shops29
- Sports & recreation14
- Independent scene93
- Vitality (openings, diversity)56
326 open venues nearby — 182 food & drink, 144 other.
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Education
49Better than 28% of London
- Primary schools42
- Secondary schools56
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For Tollington: 5 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
72Better than 88% of London
15 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- 127, Hanley RoadGrade II
- 1 and 3, Crouch HillGrade II
- Montem Primary SchoolGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
40Better than 7% of London
- Green spaces53
- Waterways10
Largest green space: Wray Crescent (2 ha). ~8 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is Tollington safe?
- Tollington scores 27 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 Tollington a good place to live?
- Tollington scores 39 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 heritage (72) and connectivity (66); its weakest is area development (0). 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 Tollington?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Tollington 5 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 66 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Tollington expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Tollington is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 4/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Tollington?
- Tollington scores 49 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 4 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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