Barnsbury East
Islington 017 · 5 sub-areas · 8,274 residents
Barnsbury East is a workplace corner of Islington — daytime population swells with commuters, the streetscape leans busy and built-up rather than residential, and most residents who do live here rent rather than own. The population skews young, with a high concentration of 18- to 34-year-olds; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Overview
What's it like to live in Barnsbury East?
The area is unusually green for its density — 16 parks and 11 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; there's a serious food scene on the doorstep — 104 restaurants and 33 distinct cuisines within a five-minute walk; the cultural offer is one of the area's draws — dozens of theatres, museums and galleries within two kilometres; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £2,763 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Barnsbury East in Islington
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Barnsbury East?
- The median monthly rent across Barnsbury East is £2,763.
- How safe is Barnsbury East?
- Barnsbury East has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Barnsbury East?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 7 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Barnsbury East?
- There are 54 schools within 2 km of Barnsbury East, of which 33% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 782 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Barnsbury East?
- The most common council tax band in Barnsbury East is D, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,571. Council tax is set by Islington council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Barnsbury East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Barnsbury East to central London is approximately 7 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Barnsbury East?
- 100% of premises in Barnsbury East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Barnsbury East?
- Barnsbury East sits in IMD decile 5 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Barnsbury East?
- 35% of households in Barnsbury East are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Barnsbury East?
- The average property price across Islington (the local authority covering Barnsbury East) is approximately £683,506, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Barnsbury East a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Workplace hub — there are more jobs in this area than working-age residents. (1.22 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £47,411.)
- Which local areas are part of Barnsbury East?
- Barnsbury East contains 5 local areas: Islington 017E, Islington 017A, Islington 017D, Islington 017B, Islington 017C.
Frequently asked about Barnsbury East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Barnsbury East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Barnsbury East is £2,763. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Barnsbury East a safe place to live?
- Barnsbury East has a safety score of 50/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Barnsbury East?
- 33% of schools within 2 km of Barnsbury East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Barnsbury East?
- Public-transport commute time from Barnsbury East to central London is approximately 7 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Barnsbury East different from the rest of Islington?
- Barnsbury East contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Barnsbury East rank in Islington?
- Barnsbury East scores 33/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Islington, see the Cities table on the Islington page.