Hilldrop
Islington 010 · 5 sub-areas · 8,831 residents
Hilldrop 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. A high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Hilldrop?
The area is unusually green for its density — 5 parks and 10 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 35 restaurants and 1 pubs in five minutes; 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.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Hilldrop in Islington
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Hilldrop?
- The median monthly rent across Hilldrop is £2,763.
- How safe is Hilldrop?
- Hilldrop 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 Hilldrop?
- 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 11 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Hilldrop?
- There are 53 schools within 2 km of Hilldrop, of which 40% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 767 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Hilldrop?
- The most common council tax band in Hilldrop is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,117. Council tax is set by Islington council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Hilldrop to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Hilldrop to central London is approximately 11 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 Hilldrop?
- 100% of premises in Hilldrop are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Hilldrop?
- Hilldrop sits in IMD decile 2 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 Hilldrop?
- 23% of households in Hilldrop 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 Hilldrop?
- The average property price across Islington (the local authority covering Hilldrop) 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 Hilldrop 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 Hilldrop?
- Hilldrop contains 5 local areas: Islington 010A, Islington 010D, Islington 010B, Islington 010C, Islington 010E.
Frequently asked about Hilldrop
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Hilldrop?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Hilldrop 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 Hilldrop a safe place to live?
- Hilldrop has a safety score of 29/100. 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 Hilldrop?
- 40% of schools within 2 km of Hilldrop are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Hilldrop?
- Public-transport commute time from Hilldrop to central London is approximately 11 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Hilldrop different from the rest of Islington?
- Hilldrop 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 Hilldrop rank in Islington?
- Hilldrop scores 24/100 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.