Public toilets
Please note as of April 2024, five of the six public toilets are currently out of order.
Please note Islington is in the early stages of replacing all of our automated public toilets. Due to the age of these facilities and high levels of misuse these toilets go in and out of service – we apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Updates
- Highbury Fields public toilet is still open and usable but this could change at any time due to high levels of misuse.
- The pop-up urinal in Cowcross Street is back in use
Toilets4London app
- The Toilets4London app gives details of toilets in the community that are available for people to use when out and about.
- It lists more than 50 toilets in Islington, including council buildings like the Town Hall, 222 Upper Street, and libraries.
- We’re encouraging more businesses and organisations to join Toilets4London, and help make a real difference to their local community.
Public toilet facilities in Islington
- There are six public toilets located around the borough.
- Five of these are automated, fully accessible and are open 24 hours a day.
- There is a 20p charge to use public toilets. They are free for RADAR key holders. You can buy a RADAR key from local hardware shops, such as on Upper Street and Holloway Road or online. Read more about RADAR keys.
- There is also an attended public toilet, which is fully accessible, at Chapel Market.
- To help deal with anti-social street urination around Clerkenwell at weekends, a pop up urinal is available in Cowcross Street outside The Hope pub.
Use the Toilets4London app for a map of your nearest public toilet in Islington. You can also use this list of toilets.
| Name | Site address | Times available |
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| Holloway Road Automated Public Convenience | Junction off Holloway Road/Camden Road N7 0RN | 24hrs |
| Seven Sisters Road Automated Public Convenience | Seven Sisters Road (near junction with Fonthill Road) N4 3GG | 24hrs |
| Highbury Crescent Automated Public Convenience | Highbury Crescent (near Highbury Pool) N5 1RN | 24hrs |
| Highbury Fields Automated Public Convenience | Highbury Fields Tennis Courts (off Church Path) N5 1RN | 24hrs |
| Newington Green Automated Public Convenience- Currently Closed | Newington Green N16 9PX | 24hrs |
| Islington Green Automated Public Convenience -Currently closed | Islington Green (Essex Road) N1 8DU | 24hrs |
| City Road Automated Public Convenience - currently closed | Junction of City Road/Central Street EC1V 8AY | 24hrs |
| Chapel Market Public toilets | Chapel Market |
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| Cowcross Street Urilift | Cowcross Street | urinal only available Friday and Saturday: 7pm to 6am |
| Archway Library | Hamlyn House , Highgate Hill N19 5PH |
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| Cat and Mouse Library | 277 Camden Road, N7 0JN |
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| Central Library | Fieldway Crescent N5 1PF |
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| Finsbury Library | 245 St John Street EC1V 4NB |
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| Lewis Carroll Library | 166 Copenhagen Street N1 0ST |
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| Mildmay Library | 21-23 Mildmay Park N1 4NA |
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| N4 Library | 26 Blackstock Road N4 2DW |
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| North Library | Manor Gardens N7 6JX |
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| West Library | Bridgeman Road N1 1BD |
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| 222 Upper St | N1 1XR | Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm |
| Islington Town Hall | N1 2UD | Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm |
| Newington Barrow Way council office | N7 7EP | Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm |
| Archway Leisure Centre | Macdonald Road N19 5DD |
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| Cally pool | 229 Caledonian Road N1 0NH |
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| Finsbury Leisure centre | Norman Street EC1V 3PU |
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| Highbury Fields - sports area | Highbury Crescent, London N5 1AR (Next to the tennis park keeper's hut) | Monday to Sunday: 8am to 9pm |
| Highbury Fields Playground | Highbury Crescent, London N5 1AR (in the children's playground) | Monday to Sunday: 12 noon to dusk. Times vary based on time of year. |
| Highbury Pools | Highbury Crescent, London N5 1RR |
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| Ironmonger Row Baths | 1 Norman Street EC1V 3AA |
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| Islington Tennis Centre | Market Road, London N7 9PL |
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| Sobell Leisure Centre | Hornsey Road, London N7 7NY |
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| Tufnell Park Playing Fields | Campdale Road, London N7 0EB | Monday to Sunday: 8am to dusk |
| Kings Square Gardens | King Square, London EC1V 3QX | Monday to Sunday: 12pm to dusk. Times vary based on time of year. |
| Wray Crescent Open Space | Thorpedale Road, London N4 (in the children's playground) | Monday to Sunday: 12pm to dusk. Times vary based on time of year. |
| Whittington Park | Holloway Road, London N19 4EG (changing room building) |
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| Whittington Park | Holloway Road, London N19 4EG (children's playground) |
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| Rosemary Gardens | 14-18 Southgate Rd, London N1 3DU (next to the football pitch) |
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| Caledonian Park | Market Rd, London N7 9PL (next to the cafe) | Monday to Sunday: 10am to 5pm |
| Foxham Gardens | Yerbury Road, London N19 (in the playground) | Monday to Sunday: 12pm to dusk. Times vary based on time of year. |
| Fortune Street Park | Fortune Street, EC1 (by the coffee concession) | When the coffee shop is open - usually Monday to Friday: 9am to 3pm |
| Gillespie Park | Gillespie Rd, London N5 1LE (in the Ecology Centre) | Monday to Friday: 9am to 3pm |
| Barnard Park | Copenhagen St, London N1 0ER (in the children's playground) | Monday to Sunday: 12 noon to dusk. Times vary based on time of year. |
| Elthorne Park | 23 Hazelville Rd, London N19 3NF | Monday to Sunday: 12 noon to dusk. Times vary based on time of year. |
| Finsbury Square | Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1RR (by the bowling green) | Monday to Sunday 12 noon to dusk, only between May and September. |
| St Luke's Community Centre | EC1V 8AJ |
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| Wesley's Chapel and Leysian Mission | EC1Y 1AU |
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| The Arc | N1 7DF | Monday to Friday: 7.45am to 7pm |
| Brickworks Community Centre | N4 4BY |
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| Andover Community Centre | N7 7RY | Monday to Friday: 8am to 4pm |
| New Orleans Community Centre | N19 3SY | Friday: 10am to 3pm |
| Hornsey Lane Estate Community Centre | N19 3YJ | Monday to Friday: 8am to 6.30pm |
If you need to report a problem
To report a problem with our public toilet facilities please call 020 7527 2000 or email us at WRC.FacilitiesManagement@islington.gov.uk.