Living in Islington

My Area Score covers 126 neighbourhoods in Islington, home to about 216,550 people. From a typical one, King's Cross is around 19 minutes away on a weekday morning, arriving by 9am and counting the walk to the station.

  • 126Neighbourhoods you can compare
  • 216,550Residents, 2021 census
  • 19 minTypical journey to King's Cross

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Getting into London from Islington

Timetabled weekday journeys arriving by 9am, averaged across every neighbourhood in Islington. Individual streets vary — the map shows each one.
DestinationTypical journey
King's Cross19 min
Oxford Circus24 min
Liverpool St28 min
Bank28 min
Victoria29 min
Waterloo30 min
London Bridge30 min
Paddington32 min

Most journeys here start at Angel, Essex Road or Upper Holloway.

What else you can weigh up

Commute is rarely the only question. For every neighbourhood in Islington the map also shows school results and Ofsted grades for your child’s year group, what homes actually sold for, recorded crime compared with the rest of the area, and who lives there.

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