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Highbury

Middle area

North east Islington. 7,699 people in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Highbury’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£706,250
248th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,865
3,783rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Highbury compares

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Median sale price23 middle areas, Islington · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Islington23 areas from £485,000 to £975,000. The middle area is £645,839. Highbury is £706,250.
£706,2508th highest
Population23 middle areas, Islington · 2021
Population: every middle area in Islington23 areas from 7,354 to 12,420. The middle area is 9,356. Highbury is 7,865.
7,8654th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage23 middle areas, Islington · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Islington23 areas from 82.3% to 99.9%. The middle area is 95.7%. Highbury is 99.8%.
99.8%2nd highest
Claimant rate23 middle areas, Islington · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Islington23 areas from 2.8% to 9.1%. The middle area is 5.7%. Highbury is 5.9%.
5.9%joint 8th highest

Figures for the whole of Islington

These figures are published for the whole of Islington, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Islington and not Highbury alone. See Islington

Average house price
£674,592
Down 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£50,692
13th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
13.3×
11th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.7
62nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Highbury in brief

The median price paid for a home in Highbury was £706,250 in 2025.

Highbury had 7,865 usual residents at the census.

In Highbury, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Highbury, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.