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On Furlong Road, in Highbury Fields
What it's like at N7 8LS: every home that has sold on Furlong Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Furlong Road; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 33 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Furlong RoadFlat · company-owned | Aug 2021 | £800,000 | 33 m² | £24,242/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2b, Furlong RoadFlat | Jan 2010 | £237,000 | 44 m² | £5,386/m² | 1 |
| Flat C, 4, Furlong RoadFlat | Jun 2026 | £459,988 | 34 m² | £13,529/m² | 3 |
| Basement Flat, 4, Furlong RoadFlat · company-owned | Jun 2023 | £425,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 4b, Furlong RoadFlat · company-owned | Jun 2024 | £428,000 | 37 m² | £11,568/m² | 2 |
| 5, Furlong RoadDetached | Aug 1997 | £360,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 5a, Furlong RoadSemi-detached | May 2020 | £1,400,000 | 151 m² | £9,272/m² | 2 |
| 6a, Furlong RoadFlat | Apr 2004 | £327,500 | 78 m² | £4,199/m² | 1 |
| 7, Furlong RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2001 | £800,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, Furlong RoadDetached | Mar 2015 | £2,000,000 | 212 m² | £9,434/m² | 1 |
| 9a, Furlong RoadSemi-detached | Jun 1999 | £675,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, Furlong RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2017 | £3,650,000 | 292 m² | £12,500/m² | 3 |
| 11, Furlong RoadSemi-detached | Nov 1999 | £617,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 12, Furlong RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2015 | £3,750,000 | 247 m² | £15,182/m² | 1 |
| 13, Furlong RoadSemi-detached | May 2009 | £1,200,000 | 203 m² | £5,911/m² | 2 |
| 15, Furlong RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2025 | £3,535,000 | 262 m² | £13,492/m² | 2 |
| 16, Furlong RoadDetached | Jan 2019 | £3,385,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 17, Furlong RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2006 | £890,000 | 260 m² | £3,423/m² | 1 |
| 20, Furlong RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2017 | £3,800,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 21, Furlong RoadTerraced | Sept 2023 | £2,900,000 | 116 m² | £25,000/m² | 2 |
| 22, Furlong RoadSemi-detached | May 2013 | £2,850,000 | 216 m² | £13,194/m² | 2 |
| 23, Furlong RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2006 | £750,000 | 133 m² | £5,639/m² | 2 |
| 24, Furlong RoadTerraced | Sept 2022 | £3,250,000 | 179 m² | £18,156/m² | 1 |
| 25, Furlong RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2008 | £1,007,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 26, Furlong RoadTerraced | Jan 2004 | £1,450,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 28, Furlong RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2022 | £3,250,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 3, Castle Court, 2a, Furlong RoadFlat | Mar 2003 | £275,000 | – | – | 4 |
| Flat 2, Castle Court, 2a, Furlong RoadFlat | Sept 2017 | £700,000 | 78 m² | £8,974/m² | 4 |
| The Castle, Castle Court, 2a, Furlong RoadFlat | May 2025 | £2,275,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 66% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Highbury & Islington, a few minutes' walk (300 m), with 24.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is St Mary Magdalene Church, 150 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 43, 21, 19, 4); 237 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 11% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 5 km away as the crow flies.
60% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Mary Magdalene Academy, a few minutes' walk (200 m); Attainment 8: 59.3 · 33% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest secondary is St Mary Magdalene Academy, 200 m away; Attainment 8: 59.3 · 33% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Highbury Fields School (0.5 km) and Waterside Academy (2.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (6.8 km) and The Latymer School (8.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 150 m away; Moonlight Supermarket (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Motherscan (100 m), with Egerton Chemist the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Chloe Nails is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Whittington Hospital, 3.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 72% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 65 restaurants and cafés and 10 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Tbilisi is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Lamb the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 201 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 66% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Highbury Fields, St Mary Magdalene).
There are 40 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (71%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 68% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is St Mary Magdalene Gardens, 100 m away; for exercise, The Movement Studio (250 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond), 3.9 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
68 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 14 and 16, Furlong Road | II | 0 m |
| Numbers 18 and 20 and Attached Railings | II | 20 m |
| 10 and 12, Furlong Road | II | 30 m |
| 7 and 9, Furlong Road | II | 30 m |
| Albion Lodge | II | 40 m |
| 2-6, Furlong Road | II | 60 m |
| Woodbine Cottage | II | 60 m |
| Numbers 26 and 28 and Attached Railings | II | 70 m |
| 338-344, Liverpool Road | II | 100 m |
| Numbers 330 to 336 (Even) and Attached Railings | II | 110 m |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene and Attached Railings | II* | 120 m |
| 322-328, Liverpool Road | II | 130 m |
Islington South and Finsbury constituency: Emily Thornberry MP (Labour), since May 2005. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 15,455 (36.1%), turnout 58%. Vote shares: Labour 54%, Green Party 18%, Liberal Democrat 10%, Conservative 8%.
62 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near N7 8LS →
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 22.9 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 26 km.
Most households own their home, 34% rent privately.
It's young: 24% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 67% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is London Metropolitan University, 500 m away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 17 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 86.1% | 67.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.2% | 12.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 6.1% | 19.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 33 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.