London boroughsHaringey vs Islington

Haringey vs Islington: which borough suits you?

Islington is more central, in zone 1, but Haringey is £73k cheaper on the average sold price.
Haringey

#19 of 33

Islington

#17 of 33

Travelcard zone

Zone 3
Zone 1

Average house price

£550k
£623k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

12.9x
11.7x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

86
93

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

980 Mb
972 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.0
7.3

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

98
773

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

1054 ha
1077 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

1762
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.

The full picture on each

Living in Haringey

Greater London · zone 3 · average sold price £550k.

Read the Haringey report

Living in Islington

Greater London · zone 1 · average sold price £623k.

Read the Islington report