Barnsbury

Islington · London

Barnsbury in Islington is made up of 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 20 to 47 out of 100, with typical homes from £485,000 to £866,000.

In summary

Within Barnsbury, Barnsbury East is the strongest performer at 48 out of 100 (#3,590 of 6,856 nationally); Barnsbury West is the weakest at 21. 1 of the 2 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £485,000 in Barnsbury West to £866,000 in Barnsbury East — a 1.8× gap within Barnsbury.

Living here

Typical net household income£52,906a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime94per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)36

Owner-occupied27%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Barnsbury

£680,000median home sold over the past year · -4.6% over 5 years · -1.9% over the year · 141 sales

Detached—

Semi-detached—

Terraced£1,800,000

Flat£557,500

Islington£640,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Barnsbury East	3,590	48	£866,000
Barnsbury West	5,441	21	£485,000

Postcode districts in Barnsbury

N1 N7

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Barnsbury.

Islington Highbury Camden (Camden) Hoxton (Hackney) Kentish Town (Camden) Haggerston (Hackney)

“Barnsbury” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Islington — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Islington.