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Finsbury Park West

Middle area

North Islington. 9,798 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Finsbury Park West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£535,000
Joint 778th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,434
Joint 1,666th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Finsbury Park West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Finsbury Park West at a rate of 253.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Islington.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Anti-social behaviour732
Violence and sexual offences563
Other crime379
Theft from the person278
Drug offences173
Robbery95
Burglary88
Vehicle crime70
Criminal damage and arson65
Shoplifting44

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Finsbury Park West compares

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Median sale price23 middle areas, Islington · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Islington23 areas from £485,000 to £975,000. The middle area is £645,839. Finsbury Park West is £535,000.
£535,000joint 4th cheapest
Population23 middle areas, Islington · 2021
Population: every middle area in Islington23 areas from 7,354 to 12,420. The middle area is 9,356. Finsbury Park West is 9,434.
9,43411th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares23 middle areas, Islington · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Islington23 areas from 0.0% to 15.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Finsbury Park West is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage23 middle areas, Islington · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Islington23 areas from 82.3% to 99.9%. The middle area is 95.7%. Finsbury Park West is 94.2%.
94.2%6th lowest

Is Finsbury Park West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Finsbury Park West at a rate of 253.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Islington.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 216 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Finsbury Park West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (732), violence and sexual offences (563) and other crime (379).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Islington

These figures are published for the whole of Islington, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Islington and not Finsbury Park West alone. See Islington

Average house price
£654,286
Down 8.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£50,692
13th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.9×
Joint 11th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.7
Joint 62nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Finsbury Park West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Finsbury Park West was £535,000 in 2025.

Finsbury Park West had 9,434 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Finsbury Park West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Finsbury Park West, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.