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Where to Buy Property Investments in Islington: Yields of 5.3%

Islington's nine postcodes average £699,752 to buy, with sold prices 134% above England and gross yields to 5.3%. N7 opens the borough at £545,168.


Top gross yield
5.3%
Postcodes covered
9
Average asking price
£700k
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Islington is a borough of inner north London. Average sold prices across Islington stand at £679,463 on the HM Land Registry House Price Index, 134.3% above the England average of £289,946, yet the borough now sits 9.6% below its own May 2024 high of £751,356. That places Islington firmly in prime inner-London territory, dearer than Hackney or Haringey to the east and north but below Camden and Westminster to the west. The local authority's population grew 5.08% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 206,125 to 216,589 residents, in one of the most densely built boroughs in the country.

Islington's premium rests on its position. It wraps around the northern edge of the City of London, runs from Clerkenwell and Farringdon in the south up through Angel, Highbury and Holloway to Archway, and pairs some of London's best-known Georgian and Victorian streets with the technology and creative cluster around Old Street. The median gross weekly salary for residents is £974.80, well above the London figure of £892.60 and the Great Britain figure of £752.40. For investors, the headline is a two-tier market: gross yields run from 4.1% in N16 up to 5.3% in N7 and N19, and asking prices from £545,168 in Holloway to £864,025 in Bloomsbury.

This guide covers the London Borough of Islington (ONS code E09000019) across postcodes EC1, N1, N4, N5, N7, N16, N19, NW1 and WC1. Islington sits in inner north London, bordered by Hackney to the east, Camden to the west and Haringey to the north.

Article updated: July 2026

Finsbury, in the south of the London Borough of Islington
Finsbury, in the south of Islington

Why Invest in Islington?

Islington added 10,464 residents between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, a 5.08% rise to 216,589, packed into roughly six square miles that make it one of the most densely populated areas in England. That density is the point. Demand for homes consistently outruns the land available to build on, which has underpinned both prices and rents through every cycle since the 1990s.

The local economy leans on Islington's position next to the City of London. Clerkenwell and Farringdon house design, media and professional firms, the technology cluster around Old Street and Angel has drawn start-ups and established tech employers for more than a decade, and the City's financial and legal jobs sit a short walk or one Tube stop south. Resident earnings reflect that: a median gross annual salary of £50,692 is 9.2% above the London median of £46,414 and 29.6% above the Great Britain median of £39,125. Higher local pay supports the rents that Islington's stock commands.

The borough also carries a large student and young-professional population. City, University of London sits in Clerkenwell, London Metropolitan University runs its main campus on Holloway Road in N7, and several other institutions are within a short commute, which keeps a steady flow of sharers and graduate renters moving through the market. The employment rate of 76.1% sits a little above the Great Britain figure of 75.6%.

Islington Economic Summary

  • Population (Islington): 216,589 (2021 Census). Growth of 5.08% from 2011.
  • Median annual salary: £50,692 (local), £46,414 (London), £39,125 (Great Britain)
  • Employment rate: 76.1% (local), 74.9% (London), 75.6% (Great Britain)
  • Unemployment rate: 6.8% (local)
  • Key economic strengths: Proximity to the City of London, the Old Street and Clerkenwell technology and creative cluster, professional and financial services, higher education

Source: ONS Census 2021, Nomis Labour Market Profile (ASHE 2025, Employment Oct 2024-Sep 2025)

Regeneration and Investment in Islington

The largest single housing project in Islington is Holloway Park, the redevelopment of the former Holloway Prison site in N7, set to deliver 985 homes with the first residents moving in from 2027. In a borough where space to build is scarce, schemes that add several hundred homes at once carry real weight for the local market.

  • Holloway Park, N7 (Under construction, 985 homes): Peabody bought the former Holloway Prison site in 2019 and is building 985 homes across three phases, with 60% earmarked as affordable, alongside a Women's Building and public open space. The first phase of social-rent homes has reached topping-out and residents are due from 2027. The scheme reshapes a large, long-closed site in the heart of Holloway. Details at Islington Council.
  • Islington New Council Homes Programme (Active, 750+ homes): The council is delivering more than 750 new council homes, which it describes as the biggest council house-building scheme in Islington for a generation, spread across infill and estate sites borough-wide. Updates at Islington Council.
  • Old Street and Clerkenwell employment cluster (Established): The technology and creative economy around Old Street, Angel and Clerkenwell continues to draw firms and workers into the south of the borough, sustaining the young-professional rental demand that underpins EC1, N1 and N7.

Source: Office for National Statistics - Population for Islington

Islington population growth map

Islington Property Market Analysis

Average property prices in Islington have risen 633.9% since January 1995, from £92,577 to £679,463. The sections below trace that journey cycle by cycle, then drill into current postcode-level data for sold prices, price per square foot, asking prices, growth trends and monthly transaction volumes.

When was the last house price crash in Islington?

Islington is recorded as a single local authority by HM Land Registry (ONS code E09000019), so every sold-price average below covers the whole borough. The House Price Index runs from January 1995 to the latest reading in March 2026, covering 31 years of London cycles.

The 1995 to 2007 boom: Islington started at £92,577 in January 1995. London's long bull run carried the borough to £205,968 by December 2000 and £291,468 by December 2005. The market peaked at £419,429 in October 2007, a 353% climb from the 1995 base in little more than a decade.

2008 to 2009, the financial crisis: Prices fell from the October 2007 peak to a trough of £327,025 in March 2009, a drop of 22.0% over 17 months. The worst year-on-year reading was -19.3% in January 2009. Islington's fall was steeper than England's decline of around 18%, which is the usual pattern for high-value London markets: they drop hardest in a downturn and recover fastest afterwards.

The fast recovery, 2010 to 2011: Where many regions spent years stuck below their pre-crash peaks, Islington bounced quickly. By December 2010 the average had reached £408,265, and by April 2011 prices passed the October 2007 peak at £428,455. The borough took around three and a half years to recover, against more than eight years in parts of the North.

The 2012 to 2014 London surge: The capital's post-crisis boom ran hard in Islington. Prices reached £540,199 by December 2013 (16.8% annual growth) and £605,422 by December 2014 (12.1% annual). Cheap money and strong international demand pushed inner-London values up faster than almost anywhere else in the country.

2016 to 2019, the prime-London cooling: Growth then stalled. The average reached £648,277 by December 2016 but drifted to £641,796 by December 2019, slightly below where it had been three years earlier. Tax changes on second homes and buy-to-let from 2016 cooled the top of the London market while cheaper regions kept rising.

2020 to 2022, a muted pandemic: Islington saw none of the surge that lifted commuter and rural markets during the stamp duty holiday. Prices edged from £663,199 in December 2020 (3.3% annual) to £711,978 by December 2021 (7.4% annual), as buyer attention shifted towards space and gardens that inner London could not offer.

The 2023 rate shock and the 2024 high: Higher mortgage rates knocked the market to £676,694 by December 2022 (-5.0% annual), before a recovery carried it to an all-time high of £751,356 in May 2024. Since then prices have eased, to £694,811 by December 2024 and £673,478 by March 2025, settling at £679,463 by March 2026.

Long-term growth summary:

  • 5 years (March 2021 to March 2026): -1.1% growth (£687,266 to £679,463)
  • 10 years (March 2016 to March 2026): 5.1% growth (£646,444 to £679,463)
  • 15 years (March 2011 to March 2026): 65.1% growth (£411,469 to £679,463)
  • 20 years (March 2006 to March 2026): 118.7% growth (£310,689 to £679,463)
  • 30 years (January 1995 to March 2026): 633.9% growth (£92,577 to £679,463)

The shape of Islington's recent record is what sets it apart. The 30-year return of 633.9% is among the strongest in the country, but the borough is down 1.1% over five years and up just 5.1% over ten, and it currently trades 9.6% below its May 2024 high while still standing 62.0% above the October 2007 pre-crash peak. An investor who bought at the very top in May 2024 would be holding a paper loss today; one who held through the long run has done well.

Average property price by type in Islington, 1995 to 2026
£0£450k£900k£1350k£1800kAll property types 1995-01: £92,577All property types 1996-02: £89,989All property types 1997-03: £111,243All property types 1998-04: £127,352All property types 1999-05: £152,547All property types 2000-06: £195,734All property types 2001-07: £228,228All property types 2002-08: £253,569All property types 2003-09: £272,514All property types 2004-10: £293,008All property types 2005-11: £295,799All property types 2006-12: £329,658All property types 2008-01: £408,298All property types 2009-02: £332,531All property types 2010-03: £389,690All property types 2011-04: £428,455All property types 2012-05: £453,648All property types 2013-06: £486,174All property types 2014-07: £599,915All property types 2015-08: £646,428All property types 2016-09: £647,437All property types 2017-10: £658,379All property types 2018-11: £635,503All property types 2019-12: £641,796All property types 2021-01: £670,257All property types 2022-02: £678,194All property types 2023-03: £686,921All property types 2024-04: £747,718All property types 2025-05: £716,100All property types 2026-03: £679,463Detached 1995-01: £193,359Detached 1996-02: £189,246Detached 1997-03: £240,483Detached 1998-04: £279,860Detached 1999-05: £335,200Detached 2000-06: £427,700Detached 2001-07: £501,147Detached 2002-08: £539,272Detached 2003-09: £578,221Detached 2004-10: £606,256Detached 2005-11: £587,944Detached 2006-12: £653,973Detached 2008-01: £831,924Detached 2009-02: £684,111Detached 2010-03: £818,979Detached 2011-04: £920,683Detached 2012-05: £965,292Detached 2013-06: £1,048,623Detached 2014-07: £1,313,779Detached 2015-08: £1,426,772Detached 2016-09: £1,432,732Detached 2017-10: £1,447,934Detached 2018-11: £1,434,777Detached 2019-12: £1,448,633Detached 2021-01: £1,531,439Detached 2022-02: £1,599,814Detached 2023-03: £1,643,219Detached 2024-04: £1,771,829Detached 2025-05: £1,720,355Detached 2026-03: £1,687,234Semi-detached 1995-01: £153,676Semi-detached 1996-02: £150,897Semi-detached 1997-03: £189,241Semi-detached 1998-04: £221,672Semi-detached 1999-05: £266,040Semi-detached 2000-06: £342,531Semi-detached 2001-07: £392,493Semi-detached 2002-08: £424,943Semi-detached 2003-09: £457,831Semi-detached 2004-10: £487,490Semi-detached 2005-11: £485,572Semi-detached 2006-12: £548,174Semi-detached 2008-01: £680,354Semi-detached 2009-02: £563,488Semi-detached 2010-03: £694,115Semi-detached 2011-04: £772,477Semi-detached 2012-05: £825,716Semi-detached 2013-06: £904,736Semi-detached 2014-07: £1,110,392Semi-detached 2015-08: £1,201,242Semi-detached 2016-09: £1,198,655Semi-detached 2017-10: £1,195,015Semi-detached 2018-11: £1,184,340Semi-detached 2019-12: £1,205,148Semi-detached 2021-01: £1,294,296Semi-detached 2022-02: £1,333,441Semi-detached 2023-03: £1,371,285Semi-detached 2024-04: £1,500,298Semi-detached 2025-05: £1,450,091Semi-detached 2026-03: £1,421,353Terraced 1995-01: £124,449Terraced 1996-02: £121,226Terraced 1997-03: £152,995Terraced 1998-04: £177,605Terraced 1999-05: £213,182Terraced 2000-06: £275,411Terraced 2001-07: £316,971Terraced 2002-08: £344,061Terraced 2003-09: £368,298Terraced 2004-10: £394,770Terraced 2005-11: £401,774Terraced 2006-12: £455,892Terraced 2008-01: £564,994Terraced 2009-02: £464,371Terraced 2010-03: £578,927Terraced 2011-04: £639,926Terraced 2012-05: £683,568Terraced 2013-06: £750,437Terraced 2014-07: £923,915Terraced 2015-08: £995,157Terraced 2016-09: £988,698Terraced 2017-10: £997,313Terraced 2018-11: £970,542Terraced 2019-12: £989,138Terraced 2021-01: £1,070,255Terraced 2022-02: £1,088,675Terraced 2023-03: £1,113,493Terraced 2024-04: £1,216,752Terraced 2025-05: £1,183,458Terraced 2026-03: £1,156,081Flats 1995-01: £82,508Flats 1996-02: £79,956Flats 1997-03: £97,643Flats 1998-04: £110,989Flats 1999-05: £132,858Flats 2000-06: £170,157Flats 2001-07: £199,410Flats 2002-08: £223,351Flats 2003-09: £240,256Flats 2004-10: £258,670Flats 2005-11: £260,760Flats 2006-12: £289,129Flats 2008-01: £357,967Flats 2009-02: £290,952Flats 2010-03: £336,016Flats 2011-04: £368,946Flats 2012-05: £389,244Flats 2013-06: £414,869Flats 2014-07: £512,203Flats 2015-08: £551,850Flats 2016-09: £553,747Flats 2017-10: £564,494Flats 2018-11: £543,243Flats 2019-12: £547,585Flats 2021-01: £567,365Flats 2022-02: £573,021Flats 2023-03: £578,765Flats 2024-04: £629,272Flats 2025-05: £599,707Flats 2026-03: £564,5011995200020052010201520202026
  • All property types
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Source: HM Land Registry House Price Index

YearAll property typesDetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlats
1995-01£92,577£193,359£153,676£124,449£82,508
1995-02£94,404£196,105£156,650£127,144£84,046
1995-03£93,527£194,594£154,846£125,891£83,322
1995-04£93,406£193,835£154,326£125,697£83,255
1995-05£94,408£196,554£156,826£127,211£84,010
1995-06£97,493£201,776£162,185£131,123£86,843
1995-07£99,041£205,918£165,572£133,825£87,896
1995-08£99,016£206,411£165,393£134,106£87,754
1995-09£99,648£209,028£167,343£135,629£87,958
1995-10£97,644£205,484£164,379£132,357£86,379
1995-11£95,093£198,780£159,758£128,181£84,450
1995-12£91,155£190,425£152,952£122,516£81,117
1996-01£89,465£186,768£149,598£120,365£79,605
1996-02£89,989£189,246£150,897£121,226£79,956
1996-03£90,217£192,427£152,277£121,896£79,958
1996-04£94,263£200,720£158,961£127,334£83,565
1996-05£97,324£208,172£164,139£132,294£86,040
1996-06£99,675£212,033£167,395£135,428£88,194
1996-07£100,604£215,359£170,009£137,303£88,755
1996-08£100,638£217,660£171,123£137,817£88,566
1996-09£99,780£215,929£169,569£136,776£87,781
1996-10£100,438£218,860£171,023£137,647£88,336
1996-11£100,470£217,977£170,775£137,492£88,446
1996-12£102,736£223,515£175,291£140,903£90,300
1997-01£106,155£229,724£180,978£146,161£93,162
1997-02£108,170£234,362£184,392£148,583£94,993
1997-03£111,243£240,483£189,241£152,995£97,643
1997-04£112,709£243,676£192,408£155,093£98,885
1997-05£114,926£248,352£197,166£158,826£100,650
1997-06£116,497£254,103£201,641£161,849£101,751
1997-07£117,563£259,137£204,554£164,295£102,412
1997-08£118,119£262,542£206,384£165,551£102,738
1997-09£118,823£264,442£208,205£166,737£103,284
1997-10£119,673£265,503£209,358£167,331£104,168
1997-11£121,536£269,295£212,588£169,736£105,836
1997-12£122,114£270,273£213,242£170,169£106,433
1998-01£122,829£271,851£214,389£171,608£106,969
1998-02£124,198£271,818£214,859£172,584£108,381
1998-03£124,871£272,918£215,817£173,597£108,954
1998-04£127,352£279,860£221,672£177,605£110,989
1998-05£132,064£293,139£231,737£185,906£114,739
1998-06£139,734£310,196£244,815£196,639£121,421
1998-07£143,787£319,363£252,054£202,793£124,858
1998-08£143,625£320,930£252,729£202,897£124,638
1998-09£141,574£319,256£250,811£200,969£122,648
1998-10£137,910£308,377£242,199£194,249£119,791
1998-11£137,742£307,152£240,960£192,495£119,939
1998-12£135,155£299,052£235,354£187,691£117,926
1999-01£135,359£300,404£236,735£188,153£118,053
1999-02£138,051£305,140£241,738£192,407£120,300
1999-03£142,908£314,937£249,685£198,811£124,627
1999-04£149,820£329,357£261,596£209,277£130,493
1999-05£152,547£335,200£266,040£213,182£132,858
1999-06£155,016£341,405£271,077£217,915£134,731
1999-07£155,974£345,947£273,903£220,310£135,324
1999-08£161,170£358,804£284,219£229,318£139,471
1999-09£166,761£373,178£294,882£237,799£144,180
1999-10£169,257£377,611£298,218£239,450£146,743
1999-11£170,284£378,900£299,391£239,730£147,881
1999-12£171,152£376,525£298,263£239,091£149,083
2000-01£174,233£385,636£305,729£244,775£151,437
2000-02£177,877£394,835£311,009£249,587£154,713
2000-03£181,114£405,590£319,181£255,663£157,164
2000-04£187,577£416,285£328,861£264,473£162,908
2000-05£191,513£422,156£336,273£270,221£166,285
2000-06£195,734£427,700£342,531£275,411£170,157
2000-07£201,235£443,643£354,590£283,632£174,745
2000-08£199,697£440,108£352,133£280,766£173,538
2000-09£199,084£442,621£351,561£279,547£173,037
2000-10£196,945£435,447£345,793£274,601£171,634
2000-11£202,143£449,139£354,319£280,945£176,351
2000-12£205,968£454,497£359,436£285,105£179,988
2001-01£204,762£451,521£355,386£283,430£179,003
2001-02£202,440£443,796£350,331£280,546£176,943
2001-03£206,707£455,082£357,915£287,099£180,520
2001-04£213,571£470,824£368,979£297,058£186,466
2001-05£221,860£490,466£382,840£308,998£193,645
2001-06£224,652£492,677£385,074£311,604£196,395
2001-07£228,228£501,147£392,493£316,971£199,410
2001-08£228,907£501,813£392,644£317,327£200,137
2001-09£229,674£506,325£394,381£318,897£200,699
2001-10£227,561£499,921£389,766£314,267£199,175
2001-11£226,279£495,833£387,375£310,909£198,334
2001-12£224,905£486,272£382,584£306,719£197,627
2002-01£226,216£487,308£383,418£307,165£199,059
2002-02£231,672£495,605£390,724£314,587£203,930
2002-03£238,345£510,611£403,137£324,005£209,701
2002-04£245,194£520,797£412,225£332,029£216,045
2002-05£246,810£523,311£415,038£333,568£217,582
2002-06£248,746£524,901£415,517£335,317£219,541
2002-07£249,202£529,050£418,075£338,092£219,500
2002-08£253,569£539,272£424,943£344,061£223,351
2002-09£258,664£554,039£435,978£352,231£227,525
2002-10£258,424£551,938£434,761£349,600£227,745
2002-11£260,187£556,061£436,695£350,720£229,554
2002-12£258,051£546,064£431,687£346,157£228,028
2003-01£264,585£559,754£440,779£355,264£233,803
2003-02£259,015£544,561£431,546£346,956£229,037
2003-03£256,549£540,723£426,403£342,887£227,023
2003-04£250,995£524,963£417,182£334,002£222,379
2003-05£256,689£538,106£426,956£342,704£227,210
2003-06£255,282£534,089£424,206£341,251£225,905
2003-07£263,526£553,447£439,919£353,983£232,825
2003-08£269,207£567,126£449,863£362,060£237,745
2003-09£272,514£578,221£457,831£368,298£240,256
2003-10£265,606£564,542£444,466£358,235£234,349
2003-11£263,456£558,529£440,510£354,523£232,612
2003-12£269,657£565,935£448,240£361,454£238,439
2004-01£274,958£578,239£458,157£368,689£243,065
2004-02£275,614£580,769£460,073£370,202£243,506
2004-03£277,888£586,037£464,839£373,903£245,335
2004-04£282,273£589,892£472,634£381,265£248,969
2004-05£285,295£584,789£475,535£385,680£251,640
2004-06£282,859£576,065£470,776£382,315£249,522
2004-07£287,225£586,225£479,528£388,848£253,241
2004-08£292,546£604,640£490,173£396,200£257,863
2004-09£295,392£614,740£496,495£400,666£260,236
2004-10£293,008£606,256£487,490£394,770£258,670
2004-11£292,770£601,940£484,080£393,051£258,752
2004-12£293,783£597,120£480,914£392,650£260,042
2005-01£293,954£596,088£482,034£394,678£259,889
2005-02£288,369£581,005£474,271£388,743£254,680
2005-03£288,830£580,102£477,338£390,869£254,797
2005-04£288,292£573,253£476,095£389,941£254,371
2005-05£291,994£581,308£480,576£394,484£257,740
2005-06£295,654£591,595£487,945£401,147£260,657
2005-07£298,528£600,269£494,123£406,135£262,981
2005-08£302,904£613,701£502,517£413,285£266,610
2005-09£303,547£613,389£503,143£414,043£267,205
2005-10£303,963£611,014£500,861£413,586£267,795
2005-11£295,799£587,944£485,572£401,774£260,760
2005-12£291,468£577,505£475,693£394,638£257,200
2006-01£294,362£584,817£482,742£400,294£259,425
2006-02£303,888£601,466£498,813£414,004£267,707
2006-03£310,689£614,603£512,223£424,703£273,434
2006-04£318,995£631,869£526,469£436,603£280,636
2006-05£323,680£643,592£535,147£443,588£284,636
2006-06£325,211£644,633£538,007£446,174£285,895
2006-07£318,743£632,245£529,100£439,616£279,780
2006-08£322,335£640,961£536,889£447,042£282,473
2006-09£326,220£654,959£546,122£454,202£285,507
2006-10£336,647£673,133£561,005£466,489£295,068
2006-11£327,817£653,939£546,330£453,438£287,465
2006-12£329,658£653,973£548,174£455,892£289,129
2007-01£334,218£666,201£556,833£462,687£293,016
2007-02£350,107£699,052£581,614£482,573£307,294
2007-03£354,503£711,398£589,804£488,888£311,100
2007-04£359,774£722,613£599,698£498,857£315,306
2007-05£369,858£741,631£616,540£514,789£323,854
2007-06£390,467£781,746£650,421£543,339£341,930
2007-07£399,385£802,343£667,560£556,937£349,520
2007-08£411,836£834,615£692,229£578,116£359,767
2007-09£415,735£845,334£701,035£584,471£362,994
2007-10£419,429£850,818£702,531£585,950£366,854
2007-11£412,278£835,864£689,209£572,683£361,105
2007-12£413,423£837,679£687,388£572,054£362,505
2008-01£408,298£831,924£680,354£564,994£357,967
2008-02£408,043£832,967£678,626£563,829£357,843
2008-03£402,376£826,079£671,392£557,399£352,646
2008-04£403,212£827,334£672,547£559,497£353,293
2008-05£399,741£821,389£671,080£557,447£349,935
2008-06£392,137£806,448£661,535£548,952£343,039
2008-07£395,252£810,704£672,389£555,145£345,531
2008-08£385,098£791,620£657,598£542,916£336,430
2008-09£385,581£793,539£656,199£542,053£337,021
2008-10£368,500£759,646£622,645£515,722£322,361
2008-11£354,267£728,531£596,176£492,773£310,228
2008-12£342,040£702,836£577,595£477,570£299,329
2009-01£329,439£680,631£558,183£460,063£288,261
2009-02£332,531£684,111£563,488£464,371£290,952
2009-03£327,025£669,210£552,509£454,677£286,333
2009-04£331,980£676,830£561,919£462,904£290,491
2009-05£328,604£671,047£559,171£462,085£286,991
2009-06£331,687£681,035£567,941£470,265£289,128
2009-07£339,731£701,429£587,855£487,860£295,256
2009-08£355,596£736,644£617,894£513,107£308,690
2009-09£369,140£766,024£644,318£534,966£320,112
2009-10£371,747£773,081£650,271£538,894£322,329
2009-11£367,394£769,292£643,165£534,612£318,282
2009-12£361,248£758,726£634,111£526,643£312,806
2010-01£368,702£774,813£650,554£543,475£318,490
2010-02£382,679£807,672£681,434£567,389£330,064
2010-03£389,690£818,979£694,115£578,927£336,016
2010-04£394,149£828,439£701,541£583,860£340,082
2010-05£393,614£826,880£697,542£581,983£339,802
2010-06£400,345£844,754£712,850£595,184£345,131
2010-07£403,343£862,345£723,865£604,782£346,944
2010-08£405,803£872,362£734,149£612,595£348,438
2010-09£412,738£892,693£749,032£625,170£354,071
2010-10£407,441£875,632£736,505£614,140£349,966
2010-11£413,016£888,077£743,669£619,121£355,222
2010-12£408,265£877,573£736,629£610,859£351,259
2011-01£417,233£898,370£754,630£625,260£358,820
2011-02£408,864£877,525£739,592£611,982£351,811
2011-03£411,469£888,039£744,414£616,462£353,981
2011-04£428,455£920,683£772,477£639,926£368,946
2011-05£425,010£908,118£762,888£633,644£366,220
2011-06£425,444£901,352£760,750£632,828£366,882
2011-07£417,541£881,162£746,098£621,944£359,950
2011-08£431,439£918,258£780,038£648,965£370,811
2011-09£439,408£944,439£800,487£665,141£376,910
2011-10£432,144£937,072£792,749£655,637£370,352
2011-11£430,037£932,015£784,774£648,414£369,219
2011-12£425,531£920,259£774,797£639,079£365,765
2012-01£428,364£930,330£782,088£645,878£367,776
2012-02£434,007£949,894£798,341£659,424£371,766
2012-03£436,105£949,323£802,584£662,408£373,459
2012-04£440,813£952,438£806,356£666,980£377,848
2012-05£453,648£965,292£825,716£683,568£389,244
2012-06£454,714£970,740£827,583£689,873£389,598
2012-07£435,361£933,304£796,733£664,219£372,537
2012-08£424,270£924,166£780,576£653,550£362,255
2012-09£430,177£933,509£793,686£662,418£367,313
2012-10£446,708£969,154£821,434£685,932£381,678
2012-11£462,024£995,361£848,073£706,734£395,104
2012-12£462,361£1,008,314£847,346£707,682£395,332
2013-01£477,517£1,040,012£882,648£732,689£408,020
2013-02£467,419£1,019,315£868,354£718,295£399,225
2013-03£473,944£1,024,038£883,575£727,047£404,938
2013-04£475,342£1,027,903£884,656£730,998£405,934
2013-05£479,437£1,034,772£891,184£737,223£409,451
2013-06£486,174£1,048,623£904,736£750,437£414,869
2013-07£491,355£1,055,763£914,270£759,981£419,123
2013-08£505,351£1,090,449£943,830£786,322£430,489
2013-09£510,934£1,105,660£954,281£793,377£435,425
2013-10£515,918£1,120,937£962,345£798,758£439,942
2013-11£529,496£1,147,502£983,864£814,942£452,109
2013-12£540,199£1,165,029£998,692£828,612£461,626
2014-01£548,477£1,184,760£1,013,578£839,460£468,913
2014-02£551,926£1,195,994£1,017,604£841,391£472,247
2014-03£558,237£1,219,635£1,032,733£852,316£477,440
2014-04£558,996£1,220,922£1,034,931£854,261£477,999
2014-05£571,061£1,243,585£1,057,062£875,031£488,067
2014-06£581,647£1,268,127£1,075,828£892,682£496,959
2014-07£599,915£1,313,779£1,110,392£923,915£512,203
2014-08£611,237£1,348,224£1,134,167£944,704£521,469
2014-09£621,131£1,365,756£1,153,567£960,057£529,906
2014-10£617,092£1,354,925£1,143,500£949,573£526,942
2014-11£601,508£1,314,138£1,112,281£921,766£514,078
2014-12£605,422£1,320,541£1,115,571£923,779£517,890
2015-01£616,725£1,347,362£1,138,524£941,808£527,457
2015-02£636,658£1,397,805£1,177,145£973,445£544,341
2015-03£630,418£1,391,136£1,168,413£964,359£538,983
2015-04£641,591£1,412,686£1,184,618£980,644£548,686
2015-05£644,744£1,416,299£1,189,087£983,251£551,681
2015-06£652,030£1,433,855£1,205,163£999,221£557,278
2015-07£646,603£1,425,595£1,200,110£992,587£552,373
2015-08£646,428£1,426,772£1,201,242£995,157£551,850
2015-09£658,041£1,449,944£1,217,366£1,009,676£562,240
2015-10£657,399£1,443,273£1,210,284£1,006,621£562,021
2015-11£653,323£1,433,808£1,201,211£999,309£558,685
2015-12£638,862£1,408,592£1,179,675£978,480£546,093
2016-01£638,913£1,414,592£1,186,647£980,012£545,875
2016-02£628,773£1,396,886£1,173,291£965,100£537,069
2016-03£646,444£1,432,315£1,203,814£990,367£552,428
2016-04£640,953£1,423,742£1,190,872£980,777£547,899
2016-05£646,207£1,423,396£1,190,252£984,715£553,034
2016-06£633,074£1,397,735£1,165,791£963,170£541,983
2016-07£649,331£1,430,733£1,197,765£989,358£555,707
2016-08£658,250£1,457,960£1,217,840£1,004,567£563,081
2016-09£647,437£1,432,732£1,198,655£988,698£553,747
2016-10£635,037£1,398,870£1,168,483£962,605£544,132
2016-11£637,990£1,408,126£1,173,021£963,702£547,092
2016-12£648,277£1,431,401£1,189,192£976,634£556,270
2017-01£639,990£1,414,557£1,172,802£965,492£548,993
2017-02£622,800£1,369,726£1,130,673£934,382£534,869
2017-03£621,990£1,368,357£1,123,652£931,523£534,389
2017-04£639,395£1,410,959£1,152,837£956,081£549,502
2017-05£659,979£1,451,785£1,189,214£984,849£567,406
2017-06£665,872£1,460,316£1,195,329£993,831£572,484
2017-07£668,284£1,458,984£1,198,062£996,658£574,651
2017-08£674,096£1,474,885£1,212,424£1,014,163£578,734
2017-09£671,122£1,468,717£1,212,395£1,011,866£575,933
2017-10£658,379£1,447,934£1,195,015£997,313£564,494
2017-11£644,783£1,419,579£1,171,507£973,678£553,131
2017-12£639,789£1,409,190£1,161,091£964,900£548,976
2018-01£652,691£1,433,185£1,183,212£981,490£560,344
2018-02£647,414£1,429,848£1,175,650£975,024£555,623
2018-03£652,359£1,444,180£1,185,692£984,289£559,617
2018-04£637,828£1,419,633£1,161,547£966,861£546,514
2018-05£651,448£1,457,296£1,192,203£992,559£557,439
2018-06£655,563£1,466,957£1,206,801£999,156£560,840
2018-07£678,241£1,523,128£1,254,792£1,035,551£579,924
2018-08£668,303£1,493,072£1,238,623£1,020,057£571,463
2018-09£660,944£1,485,175£1,229,906£1,012,814£564,576
2018-10£635,406£1,424,137£1,180,262£970,040£543,270
2018-11£635,503£1,434,777£1,184,340£970,542£543,243
2018-12£623,792£1,400,468£1,154,332£946,686£534,124
2019-01£635,744£1,431,604£1,178,315£966,215£544,145
2019-02£627,482£1,413,494£1,160,786£952,491£537,264
2019-03£628,679£1,423,391£1,169,531£959,641£537,530
2019-04£621,021£1,408,630£1,157,898£951,905£530,510
2019-05£626,894£1,419,566£1,170,505£965,781£534,973
2019-06£626,810£1,415,694£1,169,807£967,120£534,749
2019-07£630,965£1,417,352£1,174,786£973,082£538,383
2019-08£643,407£1,451,625£1,201,942£997,438£548,386
2019-09£654,341£1,481,575£1,224,159£1,017,295£557,358
2019-10£641,927£1,456,266£1,207,708£998,493£546,656
2019-11£627,737£1,423,297£1,181,219£972,396£535,010
2019-12£641,796£1,448,633£1,205,148£989,138£547,585
2020-01£666,282£1,502,043£1,250,947£1,028,806£568,268
2020-02£669,196£1,504,556£1,264,931£1,037,881£570,162
2020-03£651,398£1,464,099£1,241,032£1,016,019£554,262
2020-04£641,092£1,442,446£1,233,547£1,006,140£544,683
2020-05£632,239£1,419,836£1,215,244£986,956£537,768
2020-06£641,338£1,441,998£1,235,837£1,004,885£545,059
2020-07£655,304£1,474,615£1,256,463£1,026,505£557,016
2020-08£678,122£1,540,345£1,309,596£1,074,202£574,978
2020-09£687,305£1,572,696£1,335,264£1,096,086£581,864
2020-10£685,000£1,577,843£1,337,207£1,100,616£578,939
2020-11£669,268£1,537,623£1,302,513£1,076,097£565,607
2020-12£663,199£1,525,299£1,288,413£1,066,897£560,437
2021-01£670,257£1,531,439£1,294,296£1,070,255£567,365
2021-02£682,014£1,542,112£1,303,297£1,080,231£578,469
2021-03£687,266£1,530,322£1,296,000£1,077,470£584,402
2021-04£669,169£1,481,898£1,252,927£1,044,982£569,621
2021-05£655,671£1,451,440£1,227,703£1,023,381£558,196
2021-06£648,206£1,432,279£1,211,794£1,016,057£551,333
2021-07£659,393£1,472,448£1,250,223£1,035,760£560,384
2021-08£679,986£1,555,667£1,314,672£1,078,556£576,317
2021-09£685,357£1,587,954£1,339,397£1,089,743£580,369
2021-10£703,850£1,654,048£1,380,324£1,124,401£595,304
2021-11£702,481£1,645,745£1,373,641£1,120,251£594,425
2021-12£711,978£1,690,140£1,403,031£1,141,141£601,634
2022-01£682,895£1,617,166£1,348,471£1,098,930£576,514
2022-02£678,194£1,599,814£1,333,441£1,088,675£573,021
2022-03£685,147£1,609,079£1,346,412£1,096,437£579,368
2022-04£703,990£1,648,113£1,379,397£1,127,414£595,258
2022-05£712,159£1,672,427£1,403,244£1,147,269£601,152
2022-06£692,947£1,617,006£1,360,187£1,116,792£584,965
2022-07£684,132£1,604,550£1,350,703£1,108,390£576,646
2022-08£699,474£1,645,790£1,384,306£1,140,078£588,640
2022-09£709,104£1,688,755£1,417,725£1,165,409£595,251
2022-10£705,438£1,676,725£1,405,475£1,156,635£592,603
2022-11£686,963£1,631,174£1,365,526£1,121,947£577,695
2022-12£676,694£1,599,422£1,337,178£1,099,628£569,899
2023-01£674,928£1,599,905£1,340,042£1,097,316£568,244
2023-02£665,837£1,583,194£1,323,862£1,081,725£560,677
2023-03£686,921£1,643,219£1,371,285£1,113,493£578,765
2023-04£699,936£1,680,124£1,398,298£1,133,612£589,850
2023-05£708,909£1,693,977£1,413,674£1,146,601£597,705
2023-06£689,875£1,651,038£1,379,702£1,122,977£580,501
2023-07£690,661£1,652,233£1,387,050£1,130,519£580,140
2023-08£695,244£1,673,182£1,405,552£1,146,375£582,571
2023-09£704,436£1,693,235£1,423,997£1,162,726£590,101
2023-10£710,344£1,702,456£1,429,975£1,167,921£595,829
2023-11£703,456£1,682,458£1,412,489£1,150,558£591,023
2023-12£697,762£1,663,670£1,395,654£1,135,733£587,162
2024-01£682,177£1,624,062£1,362,571£1,111,292£573,938
2024-02£692,416£1,645,592£1,384,811£1,129,547£582,317
2024-03£715,286£1,698,938£1,434,276£1,165,966£601,666
2024-04£747,718£1,771,829£1,500,298£1,216,752£629,272
2024-05£751,356£1,777,984£1,503,314£1,220,418£632,733
2024-06£737,838£1,740,157£1,470,525£1,199,599£621,233
2024-07£712,066£1,684,530£1,421,742£1,164,022£598,513
2024-08£706,445£1,675,230£1,413,430£1,161,513£592,709
2024-09£695,465£1,665,812£1,404,533£1,150,065£582,315
2024-10£695,535£1,660,100£1,397,609£1,144,781£583,291
2024-11£689,644£1,649,502£1,387,868£1,133,641£578,550
2024-12£694,811£1,664,496£1,394,202£1,141,086£583,079
2025-01£690,288£1,667,184£1,391,827£1,138,426£578,455
2025-02£680,346£1,638,988£1,367,619£1,121,859£570,146
2025-03£673,478£1,587,443£1,334,398£1,101,511£565,695
2025-04£703,666£1,678,817£1,414,189£1,157,521£590,054
2025-05£716,100£1,720,355£1,450,091£1,183,458£599,707
2025-06£732,488£1,792,126£1,509,192£1,224,967£611,392
2025-07£711,350£1,727,114£1,452,978£1,191,437£593,665
2025-08£715,592£1,742,150£1,463,352£1,206,076£596,298
2025-09£702,073£1,723,307£1,441,883£1,191,566£583,990
2025-10£693,092£1,708,700£1,433,714£1,178,273£576,190
2025-11£685,430£1,686,396£1,419,532£1,164,501£569,898
2025-12£689,014£1,691,011£1,422,241£1,165,390£573,530
2026-01£685,914£1,686,099£1,423,271£1,164,438£570,384
2026-02£676,961£1,685,908£1,412,562£1,148,617£562,860
2026-03£679,463£1,687,234£1,421,353£1,156,081£564,501
Year-on-year price change by type in Islington, 1995 to 2026
-20%-15%-10%-5%0%+5%+10%+15%+20%+25%+30%+35%All property types 1996-01: -3.4%All property types 1997-02: +20.2%All property types 1998-03: +12.3%All property types 1999-04: +17.6%All property types 2000-05: +25.5%All property types 2001-06: +14.8%All property types 2002-07: +9.2%All property types 2003-08: +6.2%All property types 2004-09: +8.4%All property types 2005-10: +3.7%All property types 2006-11: +10.8%All property types 2007-12: +25.4%All property types 2009-01: -19.3%All property types 2010-02: +15.1%All property types 2011-03: +5.6%All property types 2012-04: +2.9%All property types 2013-05: +5.7%All property types 2014-06: +19.6%All property types 2015-07: +7.8%All property types 2016-08: +1.8%All property types 2017-09: +3.7%All property types 2018-10: -3.5%All property types 2019-11: -1.2%All property types 2020-12: +3.3%All property types 2022-01: +1.9%All property types 2023-02: -1.8%All property types 2024-03: +4.1%All property types 2025-04: -5.9%All property types 2026-03: +0.9%Detached 1996-01: -3.4%Detached 1997-02: +23.8%Detached 1998-03: +13.5%Detached 1999-04: +17.7%Detached 2000-05: +25.9%Detached 2001-06: +15.2%Detached 2002-07: +5.6%Detached 2003-08: +5.2%Detached 2004-09: +6.3%Detached 2005-10: +0.8%Detached 2006-11: +11.2%Detached 2007-12: +28.1%Detached 2009-01: -18.2%Detached 2010-02: +18.1%Detached 2011-03: +8.4%Detached 2012-04: +3.4%Detached 2013-05: +7.2%Detached 2014-06: +20.9%Detached 2015-07: +8.5%Detached 2016-08: +2.2%Detached 2017-09: +2.5%Detached 2018-10: -1.6%Detached 2019-11: -0.8%Detached 2020-12: +5.3%Detached 2022-01: +5.6%Detached 2023-02: -1.0%Detached 2024-03: +3.4%Detached 2025-04: -5.2%Detached 2026-03: +6.3%Semi-detached 1996-01: -2.7%Semi-detached 1997-02: +22.2%Semi-detached 1998-03: +14.0%Semi-detached 1999-04: +18.0%Semi-detached 2000-05: +26.4%Semi-detached 2001-06: +12.4%Semi-detached 2002-07: +6.5%Semi-detached 2003-08: +5.9%Semi-detached 2004-09: +8.4%Semi-detached 2005-10: +2.7%Semi-detached 2006-11: +12.5%Semi-detached 2007-12: +25.4%Semi-detached 2009-01: -18.0%Semi-detached 2010-02: +20.9%Semi-detached 2011-03: +7.2%Semi-detached 2012-04: +4.4%Semi-detached 2013-05: +7.9%Semi-detached 2014-06: +18.9%Semi-detached 2015-07: +8.1%Semi-detached 2016-08: +1.4%Semi-detached 2017-09: +1.1%Semi-detached 2018-10: -1.2%Semi-detached 2019-11: -0.3%Semi-detached 2020-12: +6.9%Semi-detached 2022-01: +4.2%Semi-detached 2023-02: -0.7%Semi-detached 2024-03: +4.6%Semi-detached 2025-04: -5.7%Semi-detached 2026-03: +6.5%Terraced 1996-01: -3.3%Terraced 1997-02: +22.6%Terraced 1998-03: +13.5%Terraced 1999-04: +17.8%Terraced 2000-05: +26.8%Terraced 2001-06: +13.1%Terraced 2002-07: +6.7%Terraced 2003-08: +5.2%Terraced 2004-09: +8.8%Terraced 2005-10: +4.8%Terraced 2006-11: +12.9%Terraced 2007-12: +25.5%Terraced 2009-01: -18.6%Terraced 2010-02: +22.2%Terraced 2011-03: +6.5%Terraced 2012-04: +4.2%Terraced 2013-05: +7.8%Terraced 2014-06: +19.0%Terraced 2015-07: +7.4%Terraced 2016-08: +0.9%Terraced 2017-09: +2.3%Terraced 2018-10: -2.7%Terraced 2019-11: +0.2%Terraced 2020-12: +7.9%Terraced 2022-01: +2.7%Terraced 2023-02: -0.6%Terraced 2024-03: +4.7%Terraced 2025-04: -4.9%Terraced 2026-03: +5.0%Flats 1996-01: -3.5%Flats 1997-02: +18.8%Flats 1998-03: +11.6%Flats 1999-04: +17.6%Flats 2000-05: +25.2%Flats 2001-06: +15.4%Flats 2002-07: +10.1%Flats 2003-08: +6.4%Flats 2004-09: +8.3%Flats 2005-10: +3.5%Flats 2006-11: +10.2%Flats 2007-12: +25.4%Flats 2009-01: -19.5%Flats 2010-02: +13.4%Flats 2011-03: +5.3%Flats 2012-04: +2.4%Flats 2013-05: +5.2%Flats 2014-06: +19.8%Flats 2015-07: +7.8%Flats 2016-08: +2.0%Flats 2017-09: +4.0%Flats 2018-10: -3.8%Flats 2019-11: -1.5%Flats 2020-12: +2.3%Flats 2022-01: +1.6%Flats 2023-02: -2.2%Flats 2024-03: +4.0%Flats 2025-04: -6.2%Flats 2026-03: -0.2%1996200120062011201620212026
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  • Terraced
  • Flats

Source: HM Land Registry House Price Index

YearAll property typesDetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlats
1996-01-3.4%-3.4%-2.7%-3.3%-3.5%
1996-02-4.7%-3.5%-3.7%-4.7%-4.9%
1996-03-3.5%-1.1%-1.7%-3.2%-4.0%
1996-04+0.9%+3.6%+3.0%+1.3%+0.4%
1996-05+3.1%+5.9%+4.7%+4.0%+2.4%
1996-06+2.2%+5.1%+3.2%+3.3%+1.6%
1996-07+1.6%+4.6%+2.7%+2.6%+1.0%
1996-08+1.6%+5.4%+3.5%+2.8%+0.9%
1996-09+0.1%+3.3%+1.3%+0.8%-0.2%
1996-10+2.9%+6.5%+4.0%+4.0%+2.3%
1996-11+5.7%+9.7%+6.9%+7.3%+4.7%
1996-12+12.7%+17.4%+14.6%+15.0%+11.3%
1997-01+18.7%+23.0%+21.0%+21.4%+17.0%
1997-02+20.2%+23.8%+22.2%+22.6%+18.8%
1997-03+23.3%+25.0%+24.3%+25.5%+22.1%
1997-04+19.6%+21.4%+21.0%+21.8%+18.3%
1997-05+18.1%+19.3%+20.1%+20.1%+17.0%
1997-06+16.9%+19.8%+20.5%+19.5%+15.4%
1997-07+16.9%+20.3%+20.3%+19.7%+15.4%
1997-08+17.4%+20.6%+20.6%+20.1%+16.0%
1997-09+19.1%+22.5%+22.8%+21.9%+17.7%
1997-10+19.2%+21.3%+22.4%+21.6%+17.9%
1997-11+21.0%+23.5%+24.5%+23.5%+19.7%
1997-12+18.9%+20.9%+21.7%+20.8%+17.9%
1998-01+15.7%+18.3%+18.5%+17.4%+14.8%
1998-02+14.8%+16.0%+16.5%+16.2%+14.1%
1998-03+12.3%+13.5%+14.0%+13.5%+11.6%
1998-04+13.0%+14.8%+15.2%+14.5%+12.2%
1998-05+14.9%+18.0%+17.5%+17.0%+14.0%
1998-06+19.9%+22.1%+21.4%+21.5%+19.3%
1998-07+22.3%+23.2%+23.2%+23.4%+21.9%
1998-08+21.6%+22.2%+22.5%+22.6%+21.3%
1998-09+19.1%+20.7%+20.5%+20.5%+18.7%
1998-10+15.2%+16.1%+15.7%+16.1%+15.0%
1998-11+13.3%+14.1%+13.3%+13.4%+13.3%
1998-12+10.7%+10.6%+10.4%+10.3%+10.8%
1999-01+10.2%+10.5%+10.4%+9.6%+10.4%
1999-02+11.2%+12.3%+12.5%+11.5%+11.0%
1999-03+14.4%+15.4%+15.7%+14.5%+14.4%
1999-04+17.6%+17.7%+18.0%+17.8%+17.6%
1999-05+15.5%+14.3%+14.8%+14.7%+15.8%
1999-06+10.9%+10.1%+10.7%+10.8%+11.0%
1999-07+8.5%+8.3%+8.7%+8.6%+8.4%
1999-08+12.2%+11.8%+12.5%+13.0%+11.9%
1999-09+17.8%+16.9%+17.6%+18.3%+17.6%
1999-10+22.7%+22.5%+23.1%+23.3%+22.5%
1999-11+23.6%+23.4%+24.2%+24.5%+23.3%
1999-12+26.6%+25.9%+26.7%+27.4%+26.4%
2000-01+28.7%+28.4%+29.1%+30.1%+28.3%
2000-02+28.8%+29.4%+28.7%+29.7%+28.6%
2000-03+26.7%+28.8%+27.8%+28.6%+26.1%
2000-04+25.2%+26.4%+25.7%+26.4%+24.8%
2000-05+25.5%+25.9%+26.4%+26.8%+25.2%
2000-06+26.3%+25.3%+26.4%+26.4%+26.3%
2000-07+29.0%+28.2%+29.5%+28.7%+29.1%
2000-08+23.9%+22.7%+23.9%+22.4%+24.4%
2000-09+19.4%+18.6%+19.2%+17.6%+20.0%
2000-10+16.4%+15.3%+16.0%+14.7%+17.0%
2000-11+18.7%+18.5%+18.3%+17.2%+19.3%
2000-12+20.3%+20.7%+20.5%+19.2%+20.7%
2001-01+17.5%+17.1%+16.2%+15.8%+18.2%
2001-02+13.8%+12.4%+12.6%+12.4%+14.4%
2001-03+14.1%+12.2%+12.1%+12.3%+14.9%
2001-04+13.9%+13.1%+12.2%+12.3%+14.5%
2001-05+15.8%+16.2%+13.8%+14.4%+16.5%
2001-06+14.8%+15.2%+12.4%+13.1%+15.4%
2001-07+13.4%+13.0%+10.7%+11.8%+14.1%
2001-08+14.6%+14.0%+11.5%+13.0%+15.3%
2001-09+15.4%+14.4%+12.2%+14.1%+16.0%
2001-10+15.5%+14.8%+12.7%+14.4%+16.0%
2001-11+11.9%+10.4%+9.3%+10.7%+12.5%
2001-12+9.2%+7.0%+6.4%+7.6%+9.8%
2002-01+10.5%+7.9%+7.9%+8.4%+11.2%
2002-02+14.4%+11.7%+11.5%+12.1%+15.3%
2002-03+15.3%+12.2%+12.6%+12.9%+16.2%
2002-04+14.8%+10.6%+11.7%+11.8%+15.9%
2002-05+11.2%+6.7%+8.4%+8.0%+12.4%
2002-06+10.7%+6.5%+7.9%+7.6%+11.8%
2002-07+9.2%+5.6%+6.5%+6.7%+10.1%
2002-08+10.8%+7.5%+8.2%+8.4%+11.6%
2002-09+12.6%+9.4%+10.5%+10.5%+13.4%
2002-10+13.6%+10.4%+11.5%+11.2%+14.3%
2002-11+15.0%+12.1%+12.7%+12.8%+15.7%
2002-12+14.7%+12.3%+12.8%+12.9%+15.4%
2003-01+17.0%+14.9%+15.0%+15.7%+17.5%
2003-02+11.8%+9.9%+10.4%+10.3%+12.3%
2003-03+7.6%+5.9%+5.8%+5.8%+8.3%
2003-04+2.4%+0.8%+1.2%+0.6%+2.9%
2003-05+4.0%+2.8%+2.9%+2.7%+4.4%
2003-06+2.6%+1.8%+2.1%+1.8%+2.9%
2003-07+5.7%+4.6%+5.2%+4.7%+6.1%
2003-08+6.2%+5.2%+5.9%+5.2%+6.4%
2003-09+5.4%+4.4%+5.0%+4.6%+5.6%
2003-10+2.8%+2.3%+2.2%+2.5%+2.9%
2003-11+1.3%+0.4%+0.9%+1.1%+1.3%
2003-12+4.5%+3.6%+3.8%+4.4%+4.6%
2004-01+3.9%+3.3%+3.9%+3.8%+4.0%
2004-02+6.4%+6.6%+6.6%+6.7%+6.3%
2004-03+8.3%+8.4%+9.0%+9.0%+8.1%
2004-04+12.5%+12.4%+13.3%+14.2%+12.0%
2004-05+11.1%+8.7%+11.4%+12.5%+10.8%
2004-06+10.8%+7.9%+11.0%+12.0%+10.5%
2004-07+9.0%+5.9%+9.0%+9.8%+8.8%
2004-08+8.7%+6.6%+9.0%+9.4%+8.5%
2004-09+8.4%+6.3%+8.4%+8.8%+8.3%
2004-10+10.3%+7.4%+9.7%+10.2%+10.4%
2004-11+11.1%+7.8%+9.9%+10.9%+11.2%
2004-12+8.9%+5.5%+7.3%+8.6%+9.1%
2005-01+6.9%+3.1%+5.2%+7.0%+6.9%
2005-02+4.6%0.0%+3.1%+5.0%+4.6%
2005-03+3.9%-1.0%+2.7%+4.5%+3.9%
2005-04+2.1%-2.8%+0.7%+2.3%+2.2%
2005-05+2.3%-0.6%+1.1%+2.3%+2.4%
2005-06+4.5%+2.7%+3.6%+4.9%+4.5%
2005-07+3.9%+2.4%+3.0%+4.4%+3.8%
2005-08+3.5%+1.5%+2.5%+4.3%+3.4%
2005-09+2.8%-0.2%+1.3%+3.3%+2.7%
2005-10+3.7%+0.8%+2.7%+4.8%+3.5%
2005-11+1.0%-2.3%+0.3%+2.2%+0.8%
2005-12-0.8%-3.3%-1.1%+0.5%-1.1%
2006-01+0.1%-1.9%+0.1%+1.4%-0.2%
2006-02+5.4%+3.5%+5.2%+6.5%+5.1%
2006-03+7.6%+5.9%+7.3%+8.7%+7.3%
2006-04+10.6%+10.2%+10.6%+12.0%+10.3%
2006-05+10.9%+10.7%+11.4%+12.4%+10.4%
2006-06+10.0%+9.0%+10.3%+11.2%+9.7%
2006-07+6.8%+5.3%+7.1%+8.2%+6.4%
2006-08+6.4%+4.4%+6.8%+8.2%+6.0%
2006-09+7.5%+6.8%+8.5%+9.7%+6.8%
2006-10+10.8%+10.2%+12.0%+12.8%+10.2%
2006-11+10.8%+11.2%+12.5%+12.9%+10.2%
2006-12+13.1%+13.2%+15.2%+15.5%+12.4%
2007-01+13.5%+13.9%+15.3%+15.6%+12.9%
2007-02+15.2%+16.2%+16.6%+16.6%+14.8%
2007-03+14.1%+15.7%+15.1%+15.1%+13.8%
2007-04+12.8%+14.4%+13.9%+14.3%+12.4%
2007-05+14.3%+15.2%+15.2%+16.1%+13.8%
2007-06+20.1%+21.3%+20.9%+21.8%+19.6%
2007-07+25.3%+26.9%+26.2%+26.7%+24.9%
2007-08+27.8%+30.2%+28.9%+29.3%+27.4%
2007-09+27.4%+29.1%+28.4%+28.7%+27.1%
2007-10+24.6%+26.4%+25.2%+25.6%+24.3%
2007-11+25.8%+27.8%+26.2%+26.3%+25.6%
2007-12+25.4%+28.1%+25.4%+25.5%+25.4%
2008-01+22.2%+24.9%+22.2%+22.1%+22.2%
2008-02+16.5%+19.2%+16.7%+16.8%+16.4%
2008-03+13.5%+16.1%+13.8%+14.0%+13.4%
2008-04+12.1%+14.5%+12.1%+12.2%+12.0%
2008-05+8.1%+10.8%+8.8%+8.3%+8.1%
2008-06+0.4%+3.2%+1.7%+1.0%+0.3%
2008-07-1.0%+1.0%+0.7%-0.3%-1.1%
2008-08-6.5%-5.2%-5.0%-6.1%-6.5%
2008-09-7.3%-6.1%-6.4%-7.3%-7.2%
2008-10-12.1%-10.7%-11.4%-12.0%-12.1%
2008-11-14.1%-12.8%-13.5%-14.0%-14.1%
2008-12-17.3%-16.1%-16.0%-16.5%-17.4%
2009-01-19.3%-18.2%-18.0%-18.6%-19.5%
2009-02-18.5%-17.9%-17.0%-17.6%-18.7%
2009-03-18.7%-19.0%-17.7%-18.4%-18.8%
2009-04-17.7%-18.2%-16.4%-17.3%-17.8%
2009-05-17.8%-18.3%-16.7%-17.1%-18.0%
2009-06-15.4%-15.6%-14.1%-14.3%-15.7%
2009-07-14.0%-13.5%-12.6%-12.1%-14.6%
2009-08-7.7%-6.9%-6.0%-5.5%-8.2%
2009-09-4.3%-3.5%-1.8%-1.3%-5.0%
2009-10+0.9%+1.8%+4.4%+4.5%0.0%
2009-11+3.7%+5.6%+7.9%+8.5%+2.6%
2009-12+5.6%+8.0%+9.8%+10.3%+4.5%
2010-01+11.9%+13.8%+16.5%+18.1%+10.5%
2010-02+15.1%+18.1%+20.9%+22.2%+13.4%
2010-03+19.2%+22.4%+25.6%+27.3%+17.4%
2010-04+18.7%+22.4%+24.8%+26.1%+17.1%
2010-05+19.8%+23.2%+24.7%+25.9%+18.4%
2010-06+20.7%+24.0%+25.5%+26.6%+19.4%
2010-07+18.7%+22.9%+23.1%+24.0%+17.5%
2010-08+14.1%+18.4%+18.8%+19.4%+12.9%
2010-09+11.8%+16.5%+16.3%+16.9%+10.6%
2010-10+9.6%+13.3%+13.3%+14.0%+8.6%
2010-11+12.4%+15.4%+15.6%+15.8%+11.6%
2010-12+13.0%+15.7%+16.2%+16.0%+12.3%
2011-01+13.2%+15.9%+16.0%+15.0%+12.7%
2011-02+6.8%+8.6%+8.5%+7.9%+6.6%
2011-03+5.6%+8.4%+7.2%+6.5%+5.3%
2011-04+8.7%+11.1%+10.1%+9.6%+8.5%
2011-05+8.0%+9.8%+9.4%+8.9%+7.8%
2011-06+6.3%+6.7%+6.7%+6.3%+6.3%
2011-07+3.5%+2.2%+3.1%+2.8%+3.7%
2011-08+6.3%+5.3%+6.3%+5.9%+6.4%
2011-09+6.5%+5.8%+6.9%+6.4%+6.5%
2011-10+6.1%+7.0%+7.6%+6.8%+5.8%
2011-11+4.1%+4.9%+5.5%+4.7%+3.9%
2011-12+4.2%+4.9%+5.2%+4.6%+4.1%
2012-01+2.7%+3.6%+3.6%+3.3%+2.5%
2012-02+6.1%+8.2%+7.9%+7.8%+5.7%
2012-03+6.0%+6.9%+7.8%+7.5%+5.5%
2012-04+2.9%+3.4%+4.4%+4.2%+2.4%
2012-05+6.7%+6.3%+8.2%+7.9%+6.3%
2012-06+6.9%+7.7%+8.8%+9.0%+6.2%
2012-07+4.3%+5.9%+6.8%+6.8%+3.5%
2012-08-1.7%+0.6%+0.1%+0.7%-2.3%
2012-09-2.1%-1.2%-0.8%-0.4%-2.5%
2012-10+3.4%+3.4%+3.6%+4.6%+3.1%
2012-11+7.4%+6.8%+8.1%+9.0%+7.0%
2012-12+8.7%+9.6%+9.4%+10.7%+8.1%
2013-01+11.5%+11.8%+12.9%+13.4%+10.9%
2013-02+7.7%+7.3%+8.8%+8.9%+7.4%
2013-03+8.7%+7.9%+10.1%+9.8%+8.4%
2013-04+7.8%+7.9%+9.7%+9.6%+7.4%
2013-05+5.7%+7.2%+7.9%+7.8%+5.2%
2013-06+6.9%+8.0%+9.3%+8.8%+6.5%
2013-07+12.9%+13.1%+14.8%+14.4%+12.5%
2013-08+19.1%+18.0%+20.9%+20.3%+18.8%
2013-09+18.8%+18.4%+20.2%+19.8%+18.5%
2013-10+15.5%+15.7%+17.2%+16.4%+15.3%
2013-11+14.6%+15.3%+16.0%+15.3%+14.4%
2013-12+16.8%+15.5%+17.9%+17.1%+16.8%
2014-01+14.9%+13.9%+14.8%+14.6%+14.9%
2014-02+18.1%+17.3%+17.2%+17.1%+18.3%
2014-03+17.8%+19.1%+16.9%+17.2%+17.9%
2014-04+17.6%+18.8%+17.0%+16.9%+17.8%
2014-05+19.1%+20.2%+18.6%+18.7%+19.2%
2014-06+19.6%+20.9%+18.9%+19.0%+19.8%
2014-07+22.1%+24.4%+21.5%+21.6%+22.2%
2014-08+21.0%+23.6%+20.2%+20.1%+21.1%
2014-09+21.6%+23.5%+20.9%+21.0%+21.7%
2014-10+19.6%+20.9%+18.8%+18.9%+19.8%
2014-11+13.6%+14.5%+13.1%+13.1%+13.7%
2014-12+12.1%+13.3%+11.7%+11.5%+12.2%
2015-01+12.4%+13.7%+12.3%+12.2%+12.5%
2015-02+15.4%+16.9%+15.7%+15.7%+15.3%
2015-03+12.9%+14.1%+13.1%+13.1%+12.9%
2015-04+14.8%+15.7%+14.5%+14.8%+14.8%
2015-05+12.9%+13.9%+12.5%+12.4%+13.0%
2015-06+12.1%+13.1%+12.0%+11.9%+12.1%
2015-07+7.8%+8.5%+8.1%+7.4%+7.8%
2015-08+5.8%+5.8%+5.9%+5.3%+5.8%
2015-09+5.9%+6.2%+5.5%+5.2%+6.1%
2015-10+6.5%+6.5%+5.8%+6.0%+6.7%
2015-11+8.6%+9.1%+8.0%+8.4%+8.7%
2015-12+5.5%+6.7%+5.7%+5.9%+5.4%
2016-01+3.6%+5.0%+4.2%+4.1%+3.5%
2016-02-1.2%-0.1%-0.3%-0.9%-1.3%
2016-03+2.5%+3.0%+3.0%+2.7%+2.5%
2016-04-0.1%+0.8%+0.5%0.0%-0.1%
2016-05+0.2%+0.5%+0.1%+0.1%+0.2%
2016-06-2.9%-2.5%-3.3%-3.6%-2.7%
2016-07+0.4%+0.4%-0.2%-0.3%+0.6%
2016-08+1.8%+2.2%+1.4%+0.9%+2.0%
2016-09-1.6%-1.2%-1.5%-2.1%-1.5%
2016-10-3.4%-3.1%-3.5%-4.4%-3.2%
2016-11-2.3%-1.8%-2.3%-3.6%-2.1%
2016-12+1.5%+1.6%+0.8%-0.2%+1.9%
2017-01+0.2%0.0%-1.2%-1.5%+0.6%
2017-02-0.9%-1.9%-3.6%-3.2%-0.4%
2017-03-3.8%-4.5%-6.7%-5.9%-3.3%
2017-04-0.2%-0.9%-3.2%-2.5%+0.3%
2017-05+2.1%+2.0%-0.1%0.0%+2.6%
2017-06+5.2%+4.5%+2.5%+3.2%+5.6%
2017-07+2.9%+2.0%0.0%+0.7%+3.4%
2017-08+2.4%+1.2%-0.4%+1.0%+2.8%
2017-09+3.7%+2.5%+1.1%+2.3%+4.0%
2017-10+3.7%+3.5%+2.3%+3.6%+3.7%
2017-11+1.1%+0.8%-0.1%+1.0%+1.1%
2017-12-1.3%-1.6%-2.4%-1.2%-1.3%
2018-01+2.0%+1.3%+0.9%+1.7%+2.1%
2018-02+4.0%+4.4%+4.0%+4.3%+3.9%
2018-03+4.9%+5.5%+5.5%+5.7%+4.7%
2018-04-0.2%+0.6%+0.8%+1.1%-0.5%
2018-05-1.3%+0.4%+0.3%+0.8%-1.8%
2018-06-1.5%+0.5%+1.0%+0.5%-2.0%
2018-07+1.5%+4.4%+4.7%+3.9%+0.9%
2018-08-0.9%+1.2%+2.2%+0.6%-1.3%
2018-09-1.5%+1.1%+1.4%+0.1%-2.0%
2018-10-3.5%-1.6%-1.2%-2.7%-3.8%
2018-11-1.4%+1.1%+1.1%-0.3%-1.8%
2018-12-2.5%-0.6%-0.6%-1.9%-2.7%
2019-01-2.6%-0.1%-0.4%-1.6%-2.9%
2019-02-3.1%-1.1%-1.3%-2.3%-3.3%
2019-03-3.6%-1.4%-1.4%-2.5%-3.9%
2019-04-2.6%-0.8%-0.3%-1.5%-2.9%
2019-05-3.8%-2.6%-1.8%-2.7%-4.0%
2019-06-4.4%-3.5%-3.1%-3.2%-4.7%
2019-07-7.0%-6.9%-6.4%-6.0%-7.2%
2019-08-3.7%-2.8%-3.0%-2.2%-4.0%
2019-09-1.0%-0.2%-0.5%+0.4%-1.3%
2019-10+1.0%+2.3%+2.3%+2.9%+0.6%
2019-11-1.2%-0.8%-0.3%+0.2%-1.5%
2019-12+2.9%+3.4%+4.4%+4.5%+2.5%
2020-01+4.8%+4.9%+6.2%+6.5%+4.4%
2020-02+6.6%+6.4%+9.0%+9.0%+6.1%
2020-03+3.6%+2.9%+6.1%+5.9%+3.1%
2020-04+3.2%+2.4%+6.5%+5.7%+2.7%
2020-05+0.9%0.0%+3.8%+2.2%+0.5%
2020-06+2.3%+1.9%+5.6%+3.9%+1.9%
2020-07+3.9%+4.0%+7.0%+5.5%+3.5%
2020-08+5.4%+6.1%+9.0%+7.7%+4.8%
2020-09+5.0%+6.2%+9.1%+7.7%+4.4%
2020-10+6.7%+8.3%+10.7%+10.2%+5.9%
2020-11+6.6%+8.0%+10.3%+10.7%+5.7%
2020-12+3.3%+5.3%+6.9%+7.9%+2.3%
2021-01+0.6%+2.0%+3.5%+4.0%-0.2%
2021-02+1.9%+2.5%+3.0%+4.1%+1.5%
2021-03+5.5%+4.5%+4.4%+6.0%+5.4%
2021-04+4.4%+2.7%+1.6%+3.9%+4.6%
2021-05+3.7%+2.2%+1.0%+3.7%+3.8%
2021-06+1.1%-0.7%-1.9%+1.1%+1.2%
2021-07+0.6%-0.1%-0.5%+0.9%+0.6%
2021-08+0.3%+1.0%+0.4%+0.4%+0.2%
2021-09-0.3%+1.0%+0.3%-0.6%-0.3%
2021-10+2.8%+4.8%+3.2%+2.2%+2.8%
2021-11+5.0%+7.0%+5.5%+4.1%+5.1%
2021-12+7.4%+10.8%+8.9%+7.0%+7.4%
2022-01+1.9%+5.6%+4.2%+2.7%+1.6%
2022-02-0.6%+3.7%+2.3%+0.8%-0.9%
2022-03-0.3%+5.1%+3.9%+1.8%-0.9%
2022-04+5.2%+11.2%+10.1%+7.9%+4.5%
2022-05+8.6%+15.2%+14.3%+12.1%+7.7%
2022-06+6.9%+12.9%+12.2%+9.9%+6.1%
2022-07+3.8%+9.0%+8.0%+7.0%+2.9%
2022-08+2.9%+5.8%+5.3%+5.7%+2.1%
2022-09+3.5%+6.3%+5.8%+6.9%+2.6%
2022-10+0.2%+1.4%+1.8%+2.9%-0.5%
2022-11-2.2%-0.9%-0.6%+0.2%-2.8%
2022-12-5.0%-5.4%-4.7%-3.6%-5.3%
2023-01-1.2%-1.1%-0.6%-0.1%-1.4%
2023-02-1.8%-1.0%-0.7%-0.6%-2.2%
2023-03+0.3%+2.1%+1.8%+1.6%-0.1%
2023-04-0.6%+1.9%+1.4%+0.5%-0.9%
2023-05-0.5%+1.3%+0.7%-0.1%-0.6%
2023-06-0.4%+2.1%+1.4%+0.6%-0.8%
2023-07+1.0%+3.0%+2.7%+2.0%+0.6%
2023-08-0.6%+1.7%+1.5%+0.6%-1.0%
2023-09-0.7%+0.3%+0.4%-0.2%-0.9%
2023-10+0.7%+1.5%+1.7%+1.0%+0.5%
2023-11+2.4%+3.1%+3.4%+2.6%+2.3%
2023-12+3.1%+4.0%+4.4%+3.3%+3.0%
2024-01+1.1%+1.5%+1.7%+1.3%+1.0%
2024-02+4.0%+3.9%+4.6%+4.4%+3.9%
2024-03+4.1%+3.4%+4.6%+4.7%+4.0%
2024-04+6.8%+5.5%+7.3%+7.3%+6.7%
2024-05+6.0%+5.0%+6.3%+6.4%+5.9%
2024-06+7.0%+5.4%+6.6%+6.8%+7.0%
2024-07+3.1%+2.0%+2.5%+3.0%+3.2%
2024-08+1.6%+0.1%+0.6%+1.3%+1.7%
2024-09-1.3%-1.6%-1.4%-1.1%-1.3%
2024-10-2.1%-2.5%-2.3%-2.0%-2.1%
2024-11-2.0%-2.0%-1.7%-1.5%-2.1%
2024-12-0.4%0.0%-0.1%+0.5%-0.7%
2025-01+1.2%+2.7%+2.1%+2.4%+0.8%
2025-02-1.7%-0.4%-1.2%-0.7%-2.1%
2025-03-5.8%-6.6%-7.0%-5.5%-6.0%
2025-04-5.9%-5.2%-5.7%-4.9%-6.2%
2025-05-4.7%-3.2%-3.5%-3.0%-5.2%
2025-06-0.7%+3.0%+2.6%+2.1%-1.6%
2025-07-0.1%+2.5%+2.2%+2.4%-0.8%
2025-08+1.3%+4.0%+3.5%+3.8%+0.6%
2025-09+1.0%+3.5%+2.7%+3.6%+0.3%
2025-10-0.4%+2.9%+2.6%+2.9%-1.2%
2025-11-0.6%+2.2%+2.3%+2.7%-1.5%
2025-12-0.8%+1.6%+2.0%+2.1%-1.6%
2026-01-0.6%+1.1%+2.3%+2.3%-1.4%
2026-02-0.5%+2.9%+3.3%+2.4%-1.3%
2026-03+0.9%+6.3%+6.5%+5.0%-0.2%

Sold House Prices in Islington

The average sold price across all property types in Islington is £679,463, which is 134.3% above the England average of £289,946 as of March 2026. The premium runs across every property type, but it is widest where it is hardest to find space. Semi-detached houses cost 393.2% more than the England average, while flats, the type most investors actually buy here, cost 163.1% more.

Property Type Islington Average England Average Difference
Detached houses £1,687,234 £470,492 +258.6%
Semi-detached houses £1,421,353 £288,185 +393.2%
Terraced houses £1,156,081 £243,788 +374.2%
Flats and maisonettes £564,501 £214,563 +163.1%
All property types £679,463 £289,946 +134.3%

Detached houses at £1,687,234 are 258.6% above the England average, but they barely exist in Islington. A standalone house in this borough is a rarity, found only on a handful of streets, and the figure reflects a thin, expensive slice of the market rather than anything an investor is likely to buy. Detached values rose 6.3% over the year.

Semi-detached houses at £1,421,353 carry the widest premium of all at 393.2% above England. These are the large period houses of Canonbury, Barnsbury and Highbury, owner-occupier homes that change hands rarely and rose 6.5% over the year, the strongest annual growth of any type in the borough.

Terraced houses at £1,156,081 sit 374.2% above the England average. Islington's terraces, the Georgian and Victorian streets that define areas like Barnsbury and Canonbury, are the family-house end of the market and grew 5.0% over the year.

Flats and maisonettes at £564,501 are 163.1% above England, the narrowest premium of the four types and the part of the market that matters most here. Islington is overwhelmingly a flat borough, and the all-property average of £679,463 sits much closer to the flat figure than to any house type because flats make up the bulk of the stock. Flat values were broadly flat over the year at -0.2%, which is why the headline all-types figure barely moved.

Price Per Square Foot in Islington

£277 per square foot separates Islington's cheapest postcode from its dearest, with N16 at £767 and WC1 at £1,044. Measuring by the square foot strips out how big the homes are and shows what the location itself commands. WC1 (Bloomsbury, Holborn) tops the table, reflecting its central position on the City and West End fringe.

Rank Area Price Per Sq Ft
1 N16 (Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill) £767
2 N4 (Finsbury Park, Manor House) £780
3 N7 (Holloway) £783
4 N19 (Archway, Upper Holloway) £796
5 NW1 (Camden Town, Regent's Park) £911
6 N5 (Highbury) £949
7 N1 (Islington, Barnsbury, Canonbury) £960
8 EC1 (Clerkenwell, Farringdon) £973
9 WC1 (Bloomsbury, Holborn) £1,044

N16 at £767 per square foot is the most affordable space in the borough, covering Stoke Newington and Stamford Hill in the north-east corner. Based on 576 transactions analysed, its rate sits 27% below WC1's. The figure reflects a slightly less central position than the southern postcodes, with the trade-off of more house for the money.

WC1 at £1,044 per square foot tops the table from 182 transactions, with EC1 close behind at £973. These two southern postcodes wrap around the City and West End fringe, where small central flats command the highest rate per square foot in Islington, the opposite end of the spectrum from the larger family stock further north.

For Sale Asking Prices in Islington

N7 at £545,168 and WC1 at £864,025 sit 58.5% apart, the full width of Islington's asking-price range. The hierarchy broadly follows the price-per-square-foot table, with the central southern postcodes dearest and the northern ones cheaper. The mean asking price across all nine postcodes is £699,752.

Rank Area Asking Price
1 N7 (Holloway) £545,168
2 N19 (Archway, Upper Holloway) £546,223
3 N4 (Finsbury Park, Manor House) £613,648
4 N16 (Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill) £671,958
5 N1 (Islington, Barnsbury, Canonbury) £733,679
6 N5 (Highbury) £749,272
7 EC1 (Clerkenwell, Farringdon) £760,560
8 NW1 (Camden Town, Regent's Park) £813,235
9 WC1 (Bloomsbury, Holborn) £864,025

N7 at £545,168 is the cheapest way into the borough, covering Holloway in the north-west. It is the only postcode where the average asking price sits below the borough's Land Registry sold average of £679,463, and at £1,055 below N19 the two Holloway and Archway postcodes are effectively level as the entry point. For a buyer working to a fixed budget, this is where the most property per pound sits.

WC1 at £864,025 is the most expensive, a small-flat market on the Bloomsbury and Holborn fringe of the West End. The step from N7 to WC1 is £318,857, which buys a far more central location rather than more space, and the rental yields in the sections below show what that premium does to the income return.

Exmouth Market in Clerkenwell, Islington
Exmouth Market in Clerkenwell

House Price Growth in Islington

N19 leads Islington's recent growth with a five-year return of 9.1%, the only postcode in double figures, while six of the nine are negative over five years. The growth table tells the same story as the borough-wide cycle: prime inner London has corrected since 2022, and the picture varies sharply by postcode.

Area 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
N19 (Archway, Upper Holloway) 0.4% -0.1% 9.1%
N4 (Finsbury Park, Manor House) 3.2% -6.8% 2.4%
N7 (Holloway) -1.2% -2.5% 1.4%
N1 (Islington, Barnsbury, Canonbury) 1.4% 0.8% -2.2%
N16 (Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill) -7.3% -7.2% -2.9%
NW1 (Camden Town, Regent's Park) -0.7% -13.8% -4.4%
N5 (Highbury) -10.4% -12.9% -7.7%
EC1 (Clerkenwell, Farringdon) -11.2% -17.0% -20.1%
WC1 (Bloomsbury, Holborn) -14.4% -27.9% -31.9%

N19 (Archway, Upper Holloway) posted a five-year return of 9.1%, the strongest in the borough, helped by buyers priced out of pricier neighbours moving north for relatively cheaper stock. Its one-year and three-year readings of 0.4% and -0.1% are close to flat, so most of that gain landed earlier in the five-year window.

WC1 (Bloomsbury, Holborn) sits at the other end, down 31.9% over five years and 14.4% over the past year. The small central-flat markets of WC1 and EC1, both heavily exposed to investor and overseas buyers, have corrected hardest as that demand thinned, a reminder that the dearest postcode per square foot is not the same as the best recent performer.

Monthly Property Sales in Islington

Islington records around 196 sales a month across its nine postcodes, but they are concentrated in N1, where 48 change hands, more than the four quietest postcodes combined. Transaction volumes and turnover both vary widely, which matters for how easily an investor can buy or later sell.

Area Sales Per Month Turnover Asking Price
N1 (Islington, Barnsbury, Canonbury) 48 7% £733,679
N16 (Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill) 28 14% £671,958
N4 (Finsbury Park, Manor House) 28 7% £613,648
NW1 (Camden Town, Regent's Park) 20 3% £813,235
N5 (Highbury) 19 14% £749,272
N7 (Holloway) 19 6% £545,168
N19 (Archway, Upper Holloway) 14 8% £546,223
EC1 (Clerkenwell, Farringdon) 12 3% £760,560
WC1 (Bloomsbury, Holborn) 8 3% £864,025

N1 is the busiest market at 48 sales a month, a deep, liquid postcode covering the core of Islington around Angel, Barnsbury and Canonbury. For a buyer, more transactions mean more choice and more comparable evidence on price; for a future seller, they point to an easier exit.

N16 and N5 share the highest turnover at 14%, meaning a larger share of their homes change hands each year, while the central southern postcodes EC1, NW1 and WC1 all sit at 3%. Low turnover in those central flats means stock sits longer and sells more slowly, which the selling-times section below sets out in full.

How Long Properties Take to Sell in Islington

Selling is slow across most of Islington: N16 and N5 clear quickest at around 234 days, while EC1, NW1 and WC1 carry roughly 33 months of unsold stock at the current rate of sale. Days on market is the typical time a home is listed before it sells, and months of unsold stock measures how much for-sale supply is queued at the current pace. A headline yield says nothing about how long your money is tied up at the end, and in Islington that exit cost varies far more than the rent does. The table is ranked fastest first.

Area Avg Days to Sell Months of Unsold Stock Market
N16 (Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill) 234 7.7 Balanced market
N5 (Highbury) 234 7.7 Balanced market
N19 (Archway, Upper Holloway) 435 14.3 Buyer's market
N4 (Finsbury Park, Manor House) 435 14.3 Buyer's market
N1 (Islington, Barnsbury, Canonbury) 507 16.7 Buyer's market
N7 (Holloway) 507 16.7 Buyer's market
EC1 (Clerkenwell, Farringdon) 1,014 33.3 Buyer's market
NW1 (Camden Town, Regent's Park) 1,014 33.3 Buyer's market
WC1 (Bloomsbury, Holborn) 1,014 33.3 Buyer's market

The gap is stark. N16 and N5 sit on about 7.7 months of unsold stock and register as balanced markets, while EC1, NW1 and WC1 carry more than four times that supply and read clearly as buyers' markets. For an investor, the slow central postcodes mean room to negotiate on the way in, but also a long, costly wait whenever the time comes to sell. The sales-volume table above explains why: those same central postcodes see the fewest transactions a month.

What Type of Property Can You Buy in Islington?

Flats dominate every Islington postcode, from 73.3% of stock in N16 up to 95.7% in EC1, with houses a small minority across the borough. The mix is the single most important fact about Islington for a buy-to-let investor: this is a flat market, and the strategies that fit elsewhere do not all apply here. The figures below are drawn from 2021 Census records for each postcode.

Area Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flats
EC1 (Clerkenwell, Farringdon) 0.4% 0.5% 3.4% 95.7%
N1 (Islington, Barnsbury, Canonbury) 0.8% 3.6% 12.2% 83.1%
N4 (Finsbury Park, Manor House) 1.4% 3.0% 15.2% 80.2%
N5 (Highbury) 1.4% 3.8% 18.9% 75.9%
N7 (Holloway) 0.9% 3.6% 12.8% 82.5%
N16 (Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill) 1.8% 4.7% 20.0% 73.3%
N19 (Archway, Upper Holloway) 1.0% 3.9% 18.1% 76.9%
NW1 (Camden Town, Regent's Park) 1.8% 2.7% 11.1% 84.1%
WC1 (Bloomsbury, Holborn) 0.6% 0.8% 3.9% 94.6%

EC1 and WC1 are almost entirely flats, at 95.7% and 94.6%, the dense central postcodes where purpose-built blocks and converted period buildings make up nearly all the stock. These are the single-let and professional-sharer postcodes, with very little for an investor chasing a house.

N16 and N5 hold the most terraced housing, at 20.0% and 18.9%, the Victorian streets of Stoke Newington and Highbury that draw families. Even there, flats remain the clear majority, so a buyer wanting a house in Islington competes in a thin part of the market against owner-occupiers.

Flats combine purpose-built blocks and converted units, and a small share of other dwelling types is left out, so rows may not total 100%.

The Regent's Canal on a sunny day in Islington
The Regent's Canal in Islington

Islington Rental Market Analysis

Monthly rents in Islington range from £2,296 in N16 to £3,284 in EC1, with gross rental yields from 4.1% to 5.3% across the nine postcodes. For investors weighing whether buy to let is worth it in a low-yield, high-value borough, the sections below break down rents, yields and tenant affordability postcode by postcode. The rental market is the strong half of the Islington story: every postcode reads as a landlord's market, and homes let in well under two months. Browse current buy-to-let property for sale across the capital.

Average Rent & Gross Rental Yields in Islington

Gross rental yields in Islington run from 4.1% in N16 to 5.3% in N7 and N19. The two cheapest postcodes deliver the highest yields, and the dearest deliver the lowest, the same inverse relationship that runs through most of inner London. EC1 charges the highest rent at £3,284 a month but yields 5.2% because its £760,560 asking price is among the steepest in the borough.

Area Average Monthly Rent Asking Price Gross Yield
N19 (Archway, Upper Holloway) £2,402 £546,223 5.3%
N7 (Holloway) £2,420 £545,168 5.3%
EC1 (Clerkenwell, Farringdon) £3,284 £760,560 5.2%
N1 (Islington, Barnsbury, Canonbury) £3,055 £733,679 5.0%
N4 (Finsbury Park, Manor House) £2,437 £613,648 4.8%
NW1 (Camden Town, Regent's Park) £3,087 £813,235 4.6%
N5 (Highbury) £2,687 £749,272 4.3%
WC1 (Bloomsbury, Holborn) £3,113 £864,025 4.3%
N16 (Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill) £2,296 £671,958 4.1%

N7 and N19 share the top yield at 5.3%, pairing the borough's two lowest asking prices with mid-range rents of around £2,400 a month. A 30% deposit in N7 is £163,550, the lowest figure in Islington, for a home letting at £2,420 a month in Holloway.

N16 sits at the bottom of the yield table at 4.1%, where a £671,958 asking price meets the lowest rent in the borough at £2,296. The Stoke Newington stock holds its value as a family-friendly area, but the income return is compressed by a purchase price that the rent does not keep pace with.

Gross Rental Yield by Postcode

Is Islington Rent High?

Islington rents consume between 54.4% and 77.7% of the local median individual salary, far above the 30% affordability benchmark and a clear sign of how the borough's rental market is priced. The widely cited rule of thumb is that rent should take around 30% of gross income. No Islington postcode comes close to that on a single median salary, which tells you who actually rents here.

The median gross weekly salary in Islington is £974.80, which works out at £4,224 per month or £50,692 per year. That is above the London median of £892.60 a week and the Great Britain median of £752.40. Data from the Nomis Labour Market Profile (ASHE 2025).

Rank Area Rent as % of Income
1 EC1 (Clerkenwell, Farringdon) 77.7%
2 WC1 (Bloomsbury, Holborn) 73.7%
3 NW1 (Camden Town, Regent's Park) 73.1%
4 N1 (Islington, Barnsbury, Canonbury) 72.3%
5 N5 (Highbury) 63.6%
6 N4 (Finsbury Park, Manor House) 57.7%
7 N7 (Holloway) 57.3%
8 N19 (Archway, Upper Holloway) 56.9%
9 N16 (Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill) 54.4%

These figures compare a one-bedroom-or-larger market rent against a single resident's median pay, so they read high by design. In practice Islington's renters are mostly couples and sharers pooling two or more incomes, which is how a borough with rents above £2,300 a month sustains the demand it does. N16 at 54.4% is the most affordable on this measure, where the lowest rent in the borough meets the same median salary.

How Big Is Islington's Private Rented Sector?

The private rented sector is deepest in EC1, WC1 and N4, where it accounts for 42.8%, 41.3% and 41.0% of households, and shallowest in N19 at 27.9%. The share of homes already rented privately is a guide to how large and established the local tenant pool is, and across Islington it is consistently high, sitting alongside an unusually large social-rented sector. The table below shows household tenure by postcode.

Area Owned Outright Owned with Mortgage Private Rented Social Rented
EC1 (Clerkenwell, Farringdon) 12.8% 13.2% 42.8% 29.3%
WC1 (Bloomsbury, Holborn) 12.1% 7.3% 41.3% 37.9%
N4 (Finsbury Park, Manor House) 11.9% 17.5% 41.0% 27.6%
NW1 (Camden Town, Regent's Park) 18.8% 13.2% 36.9% 30.0%
N16 (Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill) 13.3% 16.3% 36.7% 32.2%
N1 (Islington, Barnsbury, Canonbury) 12.8% 14.4% 33.8% 36.6%
N7 (Holloway) 11.0% 14.7% 33.4% 38.4%
N5 (Highbury) 16.4% 20.7% 32.5% 28.9%
N19 (Archway, Upper Holloway) 14.3% 18.4% 27.9% 37.9%

EC1 and WC1 have the largest private rented sectors, at 42.8% and 41.3%, the central postcodes where renting is the default tenure for the professionals and students who fill them. A deep rented sector points to a tested, liquid lettings market rather than an untried one.

Across the whole borough, social renting runs from 27.6% in N4 up to 38.4% in N7, far higher than most of the country, with outright ownership rarely above one home in six. Islington is a borough of renters far more than owners, which on the demand side is what keeps the lettings market moving. Rental listings clear fast everywhere: every postcode reads as a landlord's market, with homes typically let in 30 to 60 days.

Local Housing Allowance Rates in Islington

Islington straddles two Broad Rental Market Areas, so its Local Housing Allowance rates are not uniform: the western and northern postcodes fall in Inner North London, while N4 and N16 sit in the slightly lower Inner East London area. Local Housing Allowance is the most a tenant on housing support can claim towards rent, so it caps the support itself, while the rent a tenant actually pays can run higher with a top-up from their own income. Because the borough crosses two areas, the rate depends on the postcode. To check the figure for a specific address, use the government's official Local Housing Allowance calculator.

Property Size Inner North London (weekly) Inner East London (weekly)
Shared accommodation £163.00 £160.98
1 bedroom £331.39 £331.39
2 bedrooms £412.86 £402.74
3 bedrooms £497.10 £497.10
4 bedrooms £704.22 £690.41

The Inner North London two-bedroom rate of £412.86 a week works out at about £1,789 a month, and the Inner East London rate of £402.74 at about £1,745, both well below Islington's open-market rents of £2,296 to £3,284. A benefit-backed tenancy at the LHA rate therefore sits comfortably under the borough's market rents, with the gap widest in the central postcodes. These figures cover seven of the nine postcodes; EC1 and WC1 fall in central rate areas not shown here, so the VOA calculator is the place to check those. The rates above are the June 2026 figures and are reset each April.

Buy-to-Let Considerations

Are House Prices High in Islington? Price-to-Earnings Ratios

Buying in Islington takes between 10.8 and 17.0 times the local median salary, with every postcode well above the national benchmark. This is based on the Nomis Labour Market Profile for Islington, which puts the median gross annual income for residents at £50,692.

The national benchmark for price-to-earnings is 7.4x (England's average sold price of £289,946 divided by the Great Britain median annual salary of £39,125). No Islington postcode comes close to that, which puts the whole borough firmly in expensive territory relative to local incomes, even before the deposit and purchase costs are added.

Rank Area Price-to-Earnings Ratio
1 N7 (Holloway) 10.8x
2 N19 (Archway, Upper Holloway) 10.8x
3 N4 (Finsbury Park, Manor House) 12.1x
4 N16 (Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill) 13.3x
5 N1 (Islington, Barnsbury, Canonbury) 14.5x
6 N5 (Highbury) 14.8x
7 EC1 (Clerkenwell, Farringdon) 15.0x
8 NW1 (Camden Town, Regent's Park) 16.0x
9 WC1 (Bloomsbury, Holborn) 17.0x

N7 and N19 are the most affordable on this measure at 10.8x, which is still well above the national 7.4x. Even the cheapest way into Holloway and Archway takes more than ten years of the local median salary, a reminder that Islington buyers are rarely relying on a single local wage.

WC1 at 17.0x is the least affordable in the borough. At seventeen times the local median salary, the small central flats of Bloomsbury and Holborn are bought largely by higher earners, dual-income households and investors rather than typical local residents, which is consistent with their lower yields and slower sales.

Deposit Requirements in Islington

A 30% deposit on a buy-to-let in Islington ranges from £163,550 in N7 to £259,207 in WC1. The £95,657 gap between the cheapest and dearest deposit is itself larger than the full purchase price of a home in many parts of the country. For investors comparing Islington with the rest of London, these deposits sit above the outer-London boroughs but below the prime western neighbours of Camden and Westminster.

Beyond the deposit, the stamp duty and other buy to let costs add materially to the capital required, particularly at Islington's price points where the surcharge on additional property runs into six figures.

Rank Area 30% Deposit Required
1 N7 (Holloway) £163,550
2 N19 (Archway, Upper Holloway) £163,867
3 N4 (Finsbury Park, Manor House) £184,094
4 N16 (Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill) £201,587
5 N1 (Islington, Barnsbury, Canonbury) £220,104
6 N5 (Highbury) £224,782
7 EC1 (Clerkenwell, Farringdon) £228,168
8 NW1 (Camden Town, Regent's Park) £243,970
9 WC1 (Bloomsbury, Holborn) £259,207

N7 keeps the entry cost down at a £163,550 deposit, and N19 is within a few hundred pounds of it. The two Holloway and Archway postcodes are the practical starting point for an investor working to a budget, pairing the lowest deposits with the joint-highest yields in the borough at 5.3%.

At the top, WC1 needs a £259,207 deposit, around £95,000 more than N7, for a postcode that earns less per pound through the rent and takes far longer to sell. The deposit gap buys a central Bloomsbury address rather than a stronger investment return.

The Regent's Canal towpath running through Islington
The Regent's Canal towpath in Islington

What the Islington Data Tells Buy-to-Let Investors

In Islington the cheapest postcodes are also the highest-yielding. N7 (Holloway) and N19 (Archway) carry the top yield at 5.3%. They are also the two cheapest ways in, at £545,168 and £546,223 for an investment property in Islington, and the most affordable against local earnings at 10.8 times income. A 30% deposit in N7 is £163,550, the lowest in the borough, for a home renting at £2,420 a month.

The flat-dominated stock is the defining feature. Flats make up between 73.3% and 95.7% of homes across the nine postcodes, and the borough's all-property sold average of £679,463 sits close to the flat figure of £564,501 rather than the far higher house prices. For most investors here the decision is which flat, in which postcode, rather than which property type.

The rental and sales markets pull in opposite directions. Every postcode is a landlord's market on the letting side, with homes let in 30 to 60 days, while the sales side is slow and, in the central postcodes, a clear buyer's market, with EC1, NW1 and WC1 carrying more than 30 months of unsold stock. That combination favours buyers who want to negotiate on the way in and hold for income, and it is harder on anyone needing a quick exit. For buyers looking to come in below asking, below market value and off-market property channels tend to carry the keenest prices in a slow market like this.

Set against the rest of inner London, Islington reads as a prime, low-yield, high-deposit borough that has eased back from its 2024 high. The yields are lower than the higher-yielding outer boroughs, but the tenant demand underneath them is among the deepest and most tested in the country.

How Islington Compares

Islington's mean asking price of £699,752 places it mid-table among its inner-North-London neighbours, dearer than Hackney and Haringey but well below Camden, while its top yield of 5.3% is the second-lowest of the five. The comparison below sets Islington alongside four nearby boroughs, each with a different balance of price and income return. Mean asking price and mean monthly rent are simple averages across all postcodes with data, and top gross yield is the single highest postcode yield in each borough.

Location Mean Asking Price Mean Monthly Rent Mean Gross Yield Top Yield (postcode)
Newham £437,735 £2,189 6.0% 6.8% (IG11)
Haringey £608,827 £2,145 4.2% 6.1% (N17)
Hackney £653,333 £2,617 4.8% 5.7% (E1)
Islington £699,752 £2,753 4.7% 5.3% (EC1, N19)
Camden £1,020,119 £3,414 4.0% 5.2% (EC1)

Islington is the second most expensive borough in this group at £699,752, behind only Camden, and its 5.3% top yield sits just above Camden's 5.2% at the lower end of the table. Both Islington and Camden represent the prime inner-London trade-off: high prices, deep tenant demand and yields that the purchase price holds down.

For investors prioritising income, Newham at 6.8% and Haringey at 6.1% deliver materially higher top-line yields at lower asking prices. Hackney at 5.7% sits between the two, slightly cheaper than Islington with a marginally higher yield. For investors who want a prime, central north-London address with the tenant depth that comes with it, Islington and Camden compete for the same capital. For a data-driven comparison across the whole country, see our best buy-to-let areas guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are buy-to-let prices, yields and growth in Islington?

Islington's postcode asking prices start above £545,000 and gross yields reach 5.3% in N7 and N19. The private-rented share exceeds 40% in parts of the borough, while the Land Registry index is down 1.1% over five years and sits 9.6% below its May 2024 peak.

These figures describe a high-price, sub-6% gross-yield market with slower sales in some central postcodes. They do not establish whether the borough suits a particular investor or how an individual property performs after finance, service charges, management, maintenance and voids.

What are the best areas in Islington for property investment?

N7 (Holloway) and N19 (Archway) each record a 5.3% gross yield, with the two lowest asking prices at around £545,000 and 30% deposits of about £163,550. N1 around Angel and Barnsbury records 48 sales a month and a 5.0% gross yield.

EC1 (Clerkenwell) and WC1 (Bloomsbury) record the highest prices per square foot and the longest measured selling times in this comparison. These figures describe differences in asking price, gross yield, sales volume and selling time; they do not establish which postcode suits a particular buyer.

What are average house prices in Islington?

The average sold price across Islington is £679,463 on the Land Registry index, about 134.3% above the England average of £289,946 as of March 2026. Asking prices by postcode run from £545,168 in N7 (Holloway) up to £864,025 in WC1 (Bloomsbury, Holborn), with a borough-wide mean of £699,752. By type, the index puts flats at £564,501, terraced houses at £1,156,081, semi-detached at £1,421,353 and detached at £1,687,234, though houses of any kind are scarce here.

Through a buy-to-let lens, N7 and N19 are the cheapest entry and the highest-yielding at 5.3%, while WC1 is the dearest and among the lowest-yielding.

What type of property is most common in Islington?

Flats, by a wide margin, and in every postcode. They run from 73.3% of the stock in N16 (Stoke Newington) up to 95.7% in EC1 (Clerkenwell). Houses are a small minority everywhere: terraced homes are most common in N16 and N5 at around one in five, while detached houses are almost non-existent across the borough at well under 2% of stock. For a buy-to-let investor, Islington is a flat market first and foremost.

Why have Islington house prices fallen recently?

Islington reached an all-time high of £751,356 in May 2024 and has since eased to £679,463 by March 2026, around 9.6% below that peak. The pull-back is sharpest in the central small-flat postcodes: WC1 is down 31.9% over five years and EC1 down 20.1%, both heavily exposed to investor and overseas demand that thinned after interest rates rose. Other postcodes have held up better, with N19 still up 9.1% over five years.

The longer view matters too. The borough is broadly flat over ten years and up 633.9% over thirty, so the recent dip follows a decade of little movement rather than a sharp reversal of strong growth.

Is there demand for student and shared accommodation in Islington?

Yes, and it is one of the borough's stronger rental currents. City, University of London sits in Clerkenwell in EC1, London Metropolitan University runs its main campus on Holloway Road in N7, and central London's other institutions are a short commute away, which keeps a steady flow of students and graduate sharers moving through the market. That demand sits behind the consistently fast letting times across the borough.

On the shared-house side, a sample of current room adverts puts a double room with a shared bathroom at roughly £212 to £282 a week depending on the postcode, with the higher figures in the central EC1 and N1 areas. For how the numbers work on a shared house, see our complete guide to investing in HMOs, and for the purpose-built end of the market, our guide to student accommodation for sale.

How does Islington compare to Hackney for buy-to-let?

They are close neighbours with a similar profile, and Hackney comes in slightly cheaper and slightly higher-yielding. Hackney's mean asking price is £653,333 against Islington's £699,752, and its top yield is 5.7% against Islington's 5.3%. Both are flat-dominated inner-London boroughs with deep rental demand and a long record of capital growth.

Islington edges it on central convenience and the prime addresses around Angel and Canonbury, while Hackney offers a little more yield and a marginally lower asking price. The choice between them tends to come down to which areas and price points fit the budget rather than a clear gap in the numbers.

What are the Local Housing Allowance rates in Islington?

Islington crosses two Broad Rental Market Areas, so the rate depends on the postcode. Most of the borough falls in Inner North London, where the June 2026 rates run from £163.00 a week for a shared room to £704.22 for a four-bed, with a two-bed at £412.86. N4 and N16 sit in the slightly lower Inner East London area, where the two-bed rate is £402.74 a week. Those figures are the most a tenant on housing support can claim, so they fix what the benefit will meet; market rents can sit above or below them, and they sit well below Islington's open-market rents in every postcode.

How do I buy an investment property in Islington?

Start by deciding whether you are buying for income or for a central address, because the two point to different postcodes. For yield, N7 (Holloway) and N19 (Archway) are the cheapest entry at around £545,000 and the highest-yielding at 5.3%. For prime location, the southern postcodes around Clerkenwell and Bloomsbury cost more and yield less. Budget for a 30% deposit, which runs from £163,550 in N7 to £259,207 in WC1.

Because the sales market is slow here, especially in the central postcodes, there is often room to negotiate. Plenty of experienced investors buy below asking through off market properties and BMV property. To see what is available now, browse investment properties or buy-to-let homes for sale.

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