Neighbourhood · Islington · London
Tufnell Park East
Islington 008 · 4 sub-areas · 7,500 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (91/100)Watch-out: Couples (51/100)Liveability 39/100 · Below medianWorkplace hub
Tufnell Park 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. A high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Liveability
39/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Tufnell Park East?
A snapshot of Tufnell Park East
3 parks and 9 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 40 restaurants and 1 pubs in five minutes; 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 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Tufnell Park East in Islington
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Tufnell Park East?
- The median monthly rent across Tufnell Park East is £2,763.
- How safe is Tufnell Park East?
- Tufnell Park 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 Tufnell Park 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 8 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Tufnell Park East?
- There are 46 schools within 2 km of Tufnell Park East, of which 43% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 387 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Tufnell Park East?
- The most common council tax band in Tufnell Park East is D, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,450. Council tax is set by Islington council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Tufnell Park East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Tufnell Park East to central London is approximately 8 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 Tufnell Park East?
- 100% of premises in Tufnell Park East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Tufnell Park East?
- Tufnell Park East sits in IMD decile 6 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 Tufnell Park East?
- 46% of households in Tufnell Park 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 Tufnell Park East?
- The average property price across Islington (the local authority covering Tufnell Park 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 Tufnell Park 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 Tufnell Park East?
- Tufnell Park East contains 4 local areas: Islington 008B, Islington 008A, Islington 008D, Islington 008C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Tufnell Park East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Tufnell Park East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Tufnell Park 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 Tufnell Park East a safe place to live?
- Tufnell Park East has a safety score of 43/100. 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 Tufnell Park East?
- 43% of schools within 2 km of Tufnell Park East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Tufnell Park East?
- Public-transport commute time from Tufnell Park East to central London is approximately 8 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Tufnell Park East different from the rest of Islington?
- Tufnell Park East contains 4 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 Tufnell Park East rank in Islington?
- Tufnell Park East scores 39/100 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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