I lived in Islington for 5 years and moved here 6 weeks ago. I moved because I couldn't afford anything up there and I was desperate to buy my own pad. Location was the main plus point about Angel - I could walk to work, the westend, and you have so many places around you e.g Old Street, Farringdon, Barbican, Camden etc. Transport was another huge plus point. I could go out anywhere in London and whatever time it was e.g. 3am I could always get home cheaply. I'm already missing that but ED has so many other plus points. ED's positives are definitely the greenery, the community feel and the sense of calm - you really feel like you've escaped the rat-race every evening/weekend. The similarities are the type of shops & restaurants there are here - lots of boutiques, one-off shops and butchers, bakers etc. Angel had them too but also had so many of the chains that you just had to know where to look. Age demographics are v.different. Angel is more 20-30. ED appears more 30+. I miss the cinema and the theatres of Angel - would be fab to have afew of them around here (actaully, there probably are some, I'm just so new I've missed them) Overall - I love ED. Afew later night trains wouldn't go a miss but ED wins over Angel.