Tollington
Islington 003 · 6 sub-areas · 11,634 residents
Tollington 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 Tollington?
The area is unusually green for its density — 9 parks and 13 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; there's a serious food scene on the doorstep — 59 restaurants and 30 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 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Tollington in Islington
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Tollington?
- The median monthly rent across Tollington is £2,763.
- How safe is Tollington?
- Tollington 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 Tollington?
- 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 Tollington?
- There are 41 schools within 2 km of Tollington, of which 46% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 913 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Tollington?
- The most common council tax band in Tollington is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,134. Council tax is set by Islington council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Tollington to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Tollington 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 Tollington?
- 100% of premises in Tollington are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Tollington?
- Tollington sits in IMD decile 3 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 Tollington?
- 28% of households in Tollington 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 Tollington?
- The average property price across Islington (the local authority covering Tollington) 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 Tollington 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 Tollington?
- Tollington contains 6 local areas: Islington 003C, Islington 003A, Islington 003D, Islington 003B, Islington 003E…
Frequently asked about Tollington
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Tollington?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Tollington 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 Tollington a safe place to live?
- Tollington has a safety score of 23/100. 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 Tollington?
- 46% of schools within 2 km of Tollington are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Tollington?
- Public-transport commute time from Tollington to central London is approximately 5 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Tollington different from the rest of Islington?
- Tollington contains 6 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 Tollington rank in Islington?
- Tollington scores 26/100 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.