Neighbourhood · Islington · London
Finsbury Park West
Islington 005 · 5 sub-areas · 9,798 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (86/100)Watch-out: Couples (42/100)Liveability 22/100 · Bottom quartileWorkplace hub
Finsbury Park West 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.
Liveability
22/100
Bottom quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Finsbury Park West?
A snapshot of Finsbury Park West
4 parks and 11 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's a serious food scene on the doorstep — 78 restaurants and 33 distinct cuisines within a five-minute walk; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; 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.
Finsbury Park West in Islington
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Finsbury Park West?
- The median monthly rent across Finsbury Park West is £2,763.
- How safe is Finsbury Park West?
- Finsbury Park West 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 Finsbury Park West?
- 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 Finsbury Park West?
- There are 42 schools within 2 km of Finsbury Park West, of which 45% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 803 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Finsbury Park West?
- The most common council tax band in Finsbury Park West is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,997. Council tax is set by Islington council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Finsbury Park West to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Finsbury Park West 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 Finsbury Park West?
- 100% of premises in Finsbury Park West are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Finsbury Park West?
- Finsbury Park West sits in IMD decile 1 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 Finsbury Park West?
- 13% of households in Finsbury Park West 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 Finsbury Park West?
- The average property price across Islington (the local authority covering Finsbury Park West) 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 Finsbury Park West 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 Finsbury Park West?
- Finsbury Park West contains 5 local areas: Islington 005B, Islington 005D, Islington 005E, Islington 005A, Islington 005C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Finsbury Park West
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Finsbury Park West?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Finsbury Park West 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 Finsbury Park West a safe place to live?
- Finsbury Park West has a safety score of 17/100. 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 Finsbury Park West?
- 45% of schools within 2 km of Finsbury Park West are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Finsbury Park West?
- Public-transport commute time from Finsbury Park West to central London is approximately 7 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Finsbury Park West different from the rest of Islington?
- Finsbury Park West 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 Finsbury Park West rank in Islington?
- Finsbury Park West scores 22/100 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.
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