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Islington North & Canonbury West

Middle area

South east Islington. 10,008 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Islington North & Canonbury West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£750,000
Joint 194th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,939
1,197th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Islington North & Canonbury West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Islington North & Canonbury West at a rate of 167.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Islington.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences372
Shoplifting320
Other crime284
Anti-social behaviour254
Theft from the person128
Burglary75
Vehicle crime74
Robbery65
Drug offences63
Criminal damage and arson41

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Islington North & Canonbury West compares

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Islington North & Canonbury WestMiddle
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. Islington North & Canonbury West is £750,000.
£750,0005th most expensive
Population23 middle areas, Islington · 2021
Population: every middle area in Islington23 areas from 7,354 to 12,420. The middle area is 9,356. Islington North & Canonbury West is 9,939.
9,9398th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares23 middle areas, Islington · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Islington23 areas from 0.0% to 15.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Islington North & Canonbury West is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Islington North & Canonbury West is 95.7%.
95.7%12th highest

Is Islington North & Canonbury West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Islington North & Canonbury West at a rate of 167.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Islington.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 132 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Islington North & Canonbury West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (372), shoplifting (320) and other crime (284).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Islington North & Canonbury West alone. See Islington

Average house price
£654,286
Down 8.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£50,692
13th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.9×
Joint 11th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.7
Joint 62nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Islington North & Canonbury West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Islington North & Canonbury West was £750,000 in 2025.

Islington North & Canonbury West had 9,939 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Islington North & Canonbury West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Islington North & Canonbury West, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.