Highbury is the leafier end of Islington. Sitting at the top of Upper Street it unfurls around its Fields, with Highbury Grove/Park neatly bisecting the area.
The open expanse of the Fields lives up to its name and the streets bordering the Fields are the poshest part with some vast, detached mansions and tall flat-fronted terraces that date back to 1700s.
- Map of area: Highbury
- Postcode: N5
- Population: 10,394
- Average age: 34.3
- Average house price: £414,657
- Local authority: Islington
- Within the congestion zone: No
- Train/tube: Highbury & Islington, Highbury & Islington NR, Arsenal, Holloway Road
- Bus routes: 4, 19, 30, 43, 153, 271, 277, 393
- Banks: 1
- Cinemas: 0
- Doctors: 3
- Dentists: 1
- Leisure facilities: 1
- Libraries:
- Supermarkets: 0
- Theatres: 0
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