Finsbury Square is in London and in Islington district. EC2A 1SL is located in the Bunhill electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington South and Finsbury. This postcode has been in use since 1998-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1SL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC2A 2AH, EC2A 2BS, EC2A 2EA, EC2A 2DW, EC2A 4JJ, EC2A 2ER, EC2A 4LU, EC2A 4DN, EC2A 4JE.

Finsbury Square Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Finsbury Square are based on 29 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Islington.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC2A 1SL

Average Price
£51,217
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£51,217

Estimated Average Property Prices for Finsbury Square

Average Price
£2,287,515
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Finsbury SquareStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
26 Finsbury Square, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£50,0002017-07-04 £51,217

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		4out of 4 1,214 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF 		4out of 4 1,767 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY 		4out of 4 2,604 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Alice Model Nursery School
14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ 		4out of 4 3,030 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS 		4out of 4 3,069 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
101 Whitecross Street , EC1Y 8JA 		2out of 4 504 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Radnor Street , EC1V 3SJ 		3out of 4 667 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
City of London Primary Academy, Islington
15 Baltic Street West , EC1Y 0AE 		- not rated 710 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary School
43 Hoxton Street , N1 6QN 		3out of 4 894 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Virginia Primary School
Virginia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7NQ 		4out of 4 1,009 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH 		4out of 4 387 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW 		4out of 4 1,444 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Haggerston School
Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS 		3out of 4 1,679 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
London Enterprise Academy
81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD 		1out of 4 1,880 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ 		4out of 4 1,900 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Workers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW 		- not rated 504 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 2,490 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ 		- not rated 2,654 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City Lit
Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		- not rated 2,670 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Morley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT 		- not rated 3,428 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 3,236 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 3,525 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT 		4out of 4 4,708 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Lyceum
59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU 		- not rated 195 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Silk Street , Barbican EC2Y 8DT 		- not rated 535 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
City of London School for Girls
St Giles' Terrace , Barbican EC2Y 8BB 		- not rated 692 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Royal Mencap Society
123 Golden Lane , Islington EC1Y 0RT 		- not rated 708 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road , EC1M 7AJ 		- not rated 839 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
ETM Group @ The MontcalmETM Group @ The Montcalm, Royal London House41 yd
Eight Members ClubMoorgate House, Dysart Street60 yd
GT Cafe & CanteenGT Cafe & Canteen, Basement to Seventh Floor68 yd
Pinecone ltd4 Christopher Street88 yd
TechspaceTechspace, Basement And Ground Floor, Donnelly House91 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Flying HorseThe Flying Horse, 52 Wilson Street136 yd
Sink Pong2 Paul Street146 yd
Finch's PHFinch's PH, Ground Floor, Planet House172 yd
23 Paul Street23 Paul Street, 23-25 Paul Street187 yd
DreamboysDreamboys, 23 City Road194 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Fab Thai Street FoodFab Thai Street Food, Basement And Ground Floors122 yd
Pret a MangerPret a Manger, 17 City Road194 yd
Garbanzos Falafel & Hummus BarGarbanzos Falafel & Hummus Bar, 50 Finsbury Square215 yd
Pret A MangerPret A Manger, Unit 1 Ground Floor, Milbank House216 yd
Clifton's Cafe107a Clifton Street233 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco, 21 City Road194 yd
Marks & SpencerMarks & Spencer, 70 Finsbury Pavement299 yd
TescoTesco, Ground Floor, Friendly House350 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply FoodsRetail Unit 24 Upper Concourse, Liverpool Street Station419 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 79 City Road426 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
City And Islington College (Closed)
Royal London House Royal London House Finsbury Square 		health and fitness suite51 yd
Barrys Bootcamp (London East)
ALPHABETA BUILDING ALPHABETA BUILDING WORSHIP STREET 		health and fitness suite107 yd
Honourable Artillery Company
FINSBURY BARRACKS FINSBURY BARRACKS CITY ROAD 		grass pitches264 yd
Slim Jim'S Health Club (Closed)
Finsbury Avenue 		health and fitness suite, squash courts269 yd
Virgin Active (Broadgate)
EXCHANGE PLACE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool299 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre London City (Closed)
Worship Street 		artificial grass pitch369 yd
Virgin Active (Moorgate)
BUNHILL ROW 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool384 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Broadgate)
BROADGATE 		health and fitness suite387 yd
Nuffield Health (Moorgate)
ROPEMAKER STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool437 yd
Central Foundation Boys School
COWPER STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite451 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Finsbury Square Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3212 crimes were reported near Finsbury Square . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was theft from the person. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of EC2A 1SL.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1SL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in EC2A 1SL area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)144
Full-Time Employee73
Full-Time Student (with or without job)31
Self-Employed20
Retired9
Part-Time Employee9
Looking after home or family7
Unemployed6
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Other2

Employment Industry

Other22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles16
Financial and insurance activities16
Professional, scientific and technical activities15
Accommodation and food service activities12
Education9
Human health and social work activities7
Information and communication6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Real estate activities3
Transport and storage2
Construction2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Manufacturing1

People

Gender

Female146
Male183

Partnership Status

Single250
Married: Opposite sex42
Married: Same sex1
Separated7
Divorced6
Widowed3

Health

Very good health192
Good health109
Fair health17
Bad health8
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications10
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 10
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 16
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 136
Degree or Similar 122
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese22
Indian4
Pakistani2
Other Asian10
Black African15
Black Caribbean4
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other10
White227
Roma1
Other19

Country of Birth

United Kingdom175
European Union59
Rest of Europe16
Africa15
Middle East and Asia39
The Americas and the Caribbean22
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK175
10+ Years49
5-10 Years11
2-5 Years29
Less than 2 years66

Passport Held

United Kingdom220
Ireland1
France9
Germany5
Italy9
Portugal4
Spain9
Lithuania4
Poland2
Romania2
Other EU countries14
Turkey3
Other Europe4
Central and Western Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia14
Southern Asia2
South-East Asia5
Central Asia2
North America and the Caribbean11
Oceania2
No passport held5

Religion

No religion157
Christian101
Buddhist1
Hindu1
Jewish8
Muslim20
Sikh1
Not answered40
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