UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/islington
Council areaLondon, England
House prices in Islington
Homes in Islington sold for a median of £640,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,567 standard sales.
That makes it the sixth most expensive of the 32 London boroughs with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £525,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 16 | £1,872,500 | £1,594,000 to £2,213,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 73 | £1,950,000 | £1,345,000 to £2,525,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 592 | £1,475,000 | £1,098,000 to £1,950,000 | £12,575/m²from 31 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 2,886 | £575,000 | £455,000 to £759,000 | £8,284/m²from 55 sales |
Most homes sold in Islington were flats and maisonettes, at 81% of sales.
Semi-detached houses stand out against London as a whole: a median of £1,950,000 here, 212% more than the £625,000 across the region.
812 sales in Islington, or 23%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £9,397 per m², 47% above the £6,381 across London as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 5%, from £620,000 in 2016 to £650,000 in 2025, less than the 20% rise across London as a whole.
Leasehold homes
82% of sales in Islington were leasehold, against 53% across London as a whole. Most of them are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.
Postcode districts in Islington
District medians are close together, from £564,000 in N7 (Islington) to £701,500 in EC1V (Islington).
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- EC1VIslington, 253 salesMedian price £701,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −33%
- N5Islington, 547 salesMedian price £675,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- N1Islington, 1,757 salesMedian price £665,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- N19Islington, 496 salesMedian price £585,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- N7Islington, 665 salesMedian price £564,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +10%
Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: EC1M £520k (41 sales), EC1R £750k (94 sales), EC1Y £653k (46 sales).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in N7 (Islington), up 10%, and fell most in EC1V (Islington), down 33%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- City Road, London (EC1V)69 sales
- Drayton Park, London (N5)50 sales
- Petherton Road, London (N5)40 sales
- Hertford Road, London (N1)37 sales
- Highbury New Park, London (N5)35 sales
- Shepherdess Walk, London (N1)32 sales
- Wenlock Road, London (N1)31 sales
- Hoxton Street, London (N1)30 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Calabria Road, London (N5, £2,300,000), St Georges Avenue, London (N7, £2,072,500) and Cloudesley Road, London (N1, £1,659,000).
The cheapest were Charterhouse Square, London (EC1M, flats, £275,000), Wharf Road, London (N1, flats, £350,500) and Junction Road, London (N19, flats, £405,500).
Living in Islington
Crime
148 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 97 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
96% of homes can get it
Higher than 79 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
1% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 84 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,108 a year in Islington for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 94 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
London boroughs
Median sale price of the 32 London boroughs with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Islington and the 14 boroughs nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Kensington and Chelsea£1,150,000
- Westminster£865,000
- Camden£770,000
- Richmond upon Thames£717,500
- Hammersmith and Fulham£705,000
- Islington, this borough£640,000
- Wandsworth£640,000
- Hackney£585,000
- Barnet£575,000
- Haringey£575,000
- Brent£550,000
- Harrow£550,000
- Kingston upon Thames£550,000
- Lambeth£543,000
- Merton£542,500
About these figures
Islington's figures come from 3,567 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 8 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Islington, so their sales add up to 3,899 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.