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Close to Islington. Without the Islington price tag.

Close to Islington. Without the Islington price tag.

Islington is one of London's most commercially active inner boroughs. Upper Street, the Angel and the surrounding N1 area combine a dense concentration of independent restaurants, corporate offices, private members clubs and affluent residential streets — generating consistent, high-value demand for quality food across catering, delivery and wholesale channels.

For corporate caterers, the EC1 and N1 corridor extending from Islington towards Clerkenwell and Farringdon represents one of the most active business catering markets in London. A cluster of tech companies, law firms, creative agencies and financial businesses along this stretch generates significant daily demand for reliable, high-quality catering — the kind of consistent, high-volume account that serious catering businesses build their operations around.

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For delivery brands and independent food businesses, Islington's dense residential population and high average household income make it one of London's most commercially attractive delivery postcodes. The combination of young professionals, families and established residents across N1, N5 and N7 creates sustained demand across breakfast, lunch and evening delivery slots.

Karma Kitchen Wood Green sits in N22 with southbound road access via the A1 and A10 towards Islington — a direct and practical route that puts the heart of N1 within easy reach for morning production runs and lunchtime delivery. The site offers units from 300sqft to 1,200sqft and above, making it suited to food businesses operating at the scale that consistent Islington corporate accounts demand. The lowest electricity rate across the Karma Kitchen portfolio at 18.09p per KWh keeps running costs lower for high-output operations running daily production.

Getting here

N22 6XG has direct southbound road access via the A1 towards Islington and the Angel. The A10 provides an alternative southbound route through Stoke Newington and Canonbury into N1. The North Circular connects westward towards Finchley and eastward towards Tottenham.

Drive times are approximate and based on average traffic conditions. Journey times during morning and lunchtime peaks will vary.

Islington (Angel) — 5.1 miles · 27 minutes by car
Upper Street — 4.8 miles · 24 minutes by car
Highbury & Islington Station  — 4.1 miles · 21 minutes by car
 

Unit 2 Guillemot Place Clarendon Rd London N22 6XG
What’s nearby

What’s nearby

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium sits at the heart of the N17 regeneration area — one of Europe's most active large-scale event venues and a significant source of catering demand for food businesses based in North London. The surrounding White Hart Lane area has seen substantial investment in hospitality, retail and food businesses as part of the wider regeneration programme.

Tottenham's food market community is well established. Tottenham Market on the High Road is one of North London's oldest and most active street markets, with a diverse range of fresh produce, specialist ingredients and food traders reflecting the area's rich multicultural food heritage. For food businesses producing dishes rooted in Caribbean, Turkish, West African or Eastern European traditions, the ingredient sourcing options along Tottenham High Road and the surrounding streets are among the best in North London.

The Seven Sisters area to the south adds a further concentration of independent food businesses and hospitality operators — making the N17 and N15 corridor one of the most active food communities in North East London.

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