Trendy and extremely popular, Islington is one of London’s key professional areas attracting all types of creative companies. There are many art/design, graphic design, commercial and financial businesses in the area; an area that has been a centre of the creative world for many years.
Local area
Located in North London, Islington stretches from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields as well as the Angel. It is home to one of the biggest and best known football clubs in England, Arsenal, with its distinctive Emirates Stadium. Many of the players are multi millionaires in their own right.
The presence of the Emirates Stadium within the area offers prestigious opportunities for entertaining business clients. Other popular venues are the Almeida Theatre and the Kings Head, home to pub theatre. As a shopping venue, Islington is home to the extremely popular Camden Passage at Angel, which contains a collection of stalls selling crafts, clothing and antiques.
Upper Street Islington is another well regarded shopping area, with numerous bars and restaurants ideal for entertaining clients. There are many pubs and clubs often with trendy live music. Restaurants offer a mix of British and world cuisine including Mexican and Thai.
The area is well known for beautiful architecture, as there are many listed buildings within the borough. Another useful feature that is popular with businesses is the fact that Upper Street is London’s largest free Wi-Fi zone. Many financial companies take space here, attracted by the vicinity of the City of London.
Getting around
Islington possesses good transport connections. There are two key Underground stations within easy reach of the main part of Islington – Highbury & Islington and Angel. These provide access to the Northern Line, and thus to the remainder of the Underground network within only a few minutes, since the major interchanges of Kings Cross/St Pancras and Euston are very close by. Euston mainline station is just 8 minutes away, Liverpool Street 18 minutes and Waterloo 21 minutes.
Such easy underground links ensure that businesses can be in mainland Europe within two hours, since it brings London City Airport and the Eurostar terminal within easy reach.
By car, Islington has good links northwards to the motorway network as the M1 and M25 are not far away.
Office space in Islington
Office space starts at around £205 per person per month, and can rise to quite high prices of around £1,150 per month for a 402 sq ft space within a modern office block. There is an extensive range of office property available within Islington. It includes both flexible office space and serviced offices. Many of the offices are in old buildings that have been attractively renovated, such as a former horse drawn bus factory and a factory that manufactured precision tools. Numerous business centres have opened up in the area, such as the Wenlock, which offers attractive offices in a canal side setting.
Islington is home to the Business Design Centre at 52 Upper Street. This is a very popular destination attracting people from all over London as well as further afield. The Business Design Centre contains 8 function rooms that can be used for business meetings as well as exhibitions and conventions. There is a regular programme of major exhibitions, which attract large numbers of visitors are held each year. These include the TNT Travel Show, Digital Thinking Smart Building RIBA conference and the Country Living Christmas Fair.
Office Locations in Islington
Transport links
- Major roads A1
- International airports Heathrow ( 20.8 mi, 42 mins via M4)
- Underground stations Highbury & Islington / Angel
- Railway stations Drayton Park
- Taxis Berners Road (Business Design Centre), Bunhill Row
- Bus routes 4, 19, 30, 38, 43, 56, 73, 341, 476, 812, N19, N38, N41, N73
