Old Street & St Luke's
Islington 023 · 5 sub-areas · 12,166 residents
Old Street & St Luke's 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; 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 Old Street & St Luke's?
The area is unusually green for its density — 8 parks and 12 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; there's a serious food scene on the doorstep — 120 restaurants and 49 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; 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.
Old Street & St Luke's in Islington
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Old Street & St Luke's?
- The median monthly rent across Old Street & St Luke's is £2,763.
- How safe is Old Street & St Luke's?
- Old Street & St Luke's 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 Old Street & St Luke's?
- 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 5 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Old Street & St Luke's?
- There are 48 schools within 2 km of Old Street & St Luke's, of which 31% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 513 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Old Street & St Luke's?
- The most common council tax band in Old Street & St Luke's is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,413. Council tax is set by Islington council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Old Street & St Luke's to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Old Street & St Luke's to central London is approximately 5 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 Old Street & St Luke's?
- 100% of premises in Old Street & St Luke's are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Old Street & St Luke's?
- Old Street & St Luke's sits in IMD decile 4 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 Old Street & St Luke's?
- 17% of households in Old Street & St Luke's 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 Old Street & St Luke's?
- The average property price across Islington (the local authority covering Old Street & St Luke's) 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 Old Street & St Luke's 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 Old Street & St Luke's?
- Old Street & St Luke's contains 5 local areas: Islington 023C, Islington 023D, Islington 023E, Islington 023B, Islington 023A.
Frequently asked about Old Street & St Luke's
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Old Street & St Luke's?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Old Street & St Luke's 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 Old Street & St Luke's a safe place to live?
- Old Street & St Luke's has a safety score of 6/100. 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 Old Street & St Luke's?
- 31% of schools within 2 km of Old Street & St Luke's are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Old Street & St Luke's?
- Public-transport commute time from Old Street & St Luke's to central London is approximately 5 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Old Street & St Luke's different from the rest of Islington?
- Old Street & St Luke's 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 Old Street & St Luke's rank in Islington?
- Old Street & St Luke's scores 16/100 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.