The Tufnell Park electoral ward is a residential slice of the London Borough of Islington, sitting on the borough boundary with Camden and centred around Tufnell Park tube station on the Northern line. It’s characterised by late‑Victorian and Edwardian terraces, leafy streets and small commercial parades of independent shops, cafés and pubs, with easy access to green spaces such as Hampstead Heath a short walk away.
Historically the name comes from the Tufnell family and the area grew as a 19th‑century suburb; today the ward mixes long‑standing local communities with newer, more affluent residents and reflects the familiar pressures of inner‑London life - rising house prices, conservation interests and active local politics over housing and services. Despite that, it retains a village‑like feel and a strong local identity within Islington.