Penn Road is a quiet, tree-lined street in Holloway, north London. Built between 1865 and 1870, it runs between Caledonian Road and Hillmarton Road, with Penn Road Gardens, a small public open space, at one end and St Luke's Church at the other.

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The residents' association was formed in May 1997. It has helped to make Penn Road an unusually friendly place to live, and contributed to a strong and growing sense of community so rarely seen in London these days.

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We are concerned with issues that will benefit residents and the street itself. We meet about ten times a year, with additional meetings when we prepare for our annual summer party, held in the award-winning Penn Road Gardens at the Caledonian Road end.

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This event, which has been running for over 20 years, provides a community focus for the area and is well attended by many people from both Penn Road and the surrounding roads. Now that pandemic restrictions have eased we are planning a return of this popular event – see our Events page for more details.

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We have a maintenance contract for Penn Road Gardens with Islington Council and work with them to improve this small green oasis.

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​We've also worked closely with the residents of the flats at Number 1 Penn Road on the Edible Islington project. They're now enjoying great success growing their own fruit and vegetables.

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Over the years Penn Road Gardens has won many awards in the Islington in Bloom competition. This year, we won Gold.

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Monthly Gardening Sundays

On the last Sunday of every month we host a gardening morning, working in collaboration with neighbours and friends to constantly improve this award-winning space.

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We meet in the Gardens from 10:00 to midday, when experts and novices muck in and do what they can. 

 

Consider yourself invited!

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