Highbury sits in the north of the London Borough of Islington, a pleasantly leafy part of the capital known for its wide streets, Victorian and Edwardian terraces and the borough’s largest open space, Highbury Fields. It’s well connected by public transport - notably Highbury & Islington station and nearby Drayton Park - which helps make it popular with commuters and young families.
The area carries a strong local identity from its sporting and social history: the Art Deco home of Arsenal in Highbury was converted into residential units now known as Highbury Square, while older memories of the eighteenth‑century pleasure gardens at Highbury Barn survive in street names and community lore. Today Highbury mixes prosperous, gentrified streets with pockets of social housing, independent shops, cafés and a generally active local civic life typical of Islington.
Postcode districts covering Highbury
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Islington 0.6 miles0.9 km
- City of Westminster 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Bexley 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Sutton 14 miles22.5 km
- Croydon 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Slough 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Harrow 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Basildon 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Watford 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Harlow 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Stevenage 24.5 miles39.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Arsenal Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Mildmay Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Islington Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Laycock Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Clissold Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Finsbury Park Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Brownswood Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Canonbury Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Holloway Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- St. Mary's & St. James' Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Stoke Newington Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Tollington Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
Example postcodes in Highbury
N5 2BE, N5 2XD, N5 2SS, N5 2TZ, N5 1ZH, N5 1HJ, N5 2DU, N5 1HX, N5 1QE … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 7.5 miles12 km
- London Heathrow Airport 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Drayton Park Railway Station 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Canonbury Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 3.5 miles5.7 km
Hotels near Highbury Ad
- Batty Langley's 5 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Pan Pacific London 5 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Rookery 5 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Covent Garden Hotel 5 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Dao by Dorsett North London 4 2 miles3.2 km
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Henrys Townhouse Marylebone 5 3.7 miles6 km
- Haymarket Hotel 5 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Soho Hotel 5 3.1 miles5 km
- One Aldwych 5 3 miles4.9 km
Schools in Highbury
- Drayton Park Primary School Primary
- Highbury Fields School Secondary
- St Joan of Arc RC Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Arsenal Stadium Stadium 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Emirates Stadium Stadium 0.4 miles0.6 km
- British Library Library 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Lee Valley Marina Springfield Marina 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Gray's Inn Historic site 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Museum of London Museum 2.5 miles4 km
- Bedlam Historic site 2.5 miles4 km
- University of London University 2.5 miles4 km
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Museum 2.5 miles4 km
- Grey Friars Monastery Historic site 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Newgate Prison Historic site 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Guildhall Historic site 2.6 miles4.2 km