Thought it might be a nice idea to start up a rolling thread for anyone who's just moved to the area, to highlight why it's a nice place for families to live.
I'll start the ball rolling - I think Highbury's a really friendly place to bring up kids. We have the occasional street party (on Monsell and Plimsoll roads in N4 every summer), it's easy to strike up conversations with strangers. There are loads of great local shops - Highbury Butchers on Blackstock Road, Frank Godfrey, La Fromagerie and Five Boys on Highbury Barn are all top-notch. And the playgrounds are very good - Finsbury Park was revamped for the millennium and has boating on the lake during the summer, and Highbury Fields is also very popular.
Anyone else got some good tips/suggestions for new parents to the area?