London boroughsHackney vs Islington
Hackney vs Islington: which borough suits you?
Islington is more central, in zone 1, but Hackney is £63k cheaper on the average sold price.
Travelcard zone
Zone 2
Zone 1
Average house price
£560k
£623k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
11.5x
11.7x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
89
93
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
951 Mb
972 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.1
7.3
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
224
773
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
819 ha
1077 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
3892
7788
Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.
