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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.

Kitchens and prices

Kitchens available at our Wood Green site

300 sq ft

£3,600/mo

24-month lease

600 sq ft

£6,200/mo

24-month lease

900+ sq ft

Speak to the team

Custom agreement

All private units: 2 months deposit + 1 month rent + VAT, payable upfront.

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.

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

Upper Street is one of London's most active restaurant and hospitality streets — a long corridor of independent restaurants, cafes, bars and food retailers running from the Angel south towards Highbury Corner. For food businesses supplying or serving this market, it represents both a direct client base and a strong indicator of the quality expectations of Islington's food audience.

Chapel Market, a short distance from Angel station, is one of North London's oldest street markets and a practical source of fresh produce for food businesses producing from the Wood Green site. The wholesale and cash and carry corridor along the North Circular — accessible directly from N22 — provides bulk ingredient sourcing for larger production operations. Smithfield Market is accessible by road to the south via the A1, making it a practical option for food businesses requiring wholesale meat sourcing for Islington-facing accounts.

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