EC1MLondon, Islington, England

House prices in EC1M, Islington

Homes in EC1M sold for a median of £520,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 41 standard sales.

That is 19% below the £640,000 median for the Islington council area, which holds 90% of EC1M's postcodes.

Median sale price£520,00041 standard sales
Middle half of prices£438,000 to £825,000
Against the Islington council area19% belowIslington median £640,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in EC1M, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle half
Flats and maisonettes40£520,000£426,000 to £806,000

Most homes sold here were flats and maisonettes, at 98% of sales.

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Prices over time

  1. 2016: £910,000
  2. 2017: £830,000
  3. 2018: £812,500
  4. 2019: £640,000
  5. 2020: £880,000
  6. 2021: £800,000
  7. 2022: £610,000
  8. 2023: £660,000
  9. 2024: £800,000
  10. 2025: £515,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £660,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only.

Fewer homes sold in EC1M in 2025: 23 standard sales, down 38% on the 37 in 2024.

Leasehold homes

98% of sales in EC1M were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Most 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.

Flats here sold for a median of £520,000, 23% less than the £674,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in EC1M, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900411.1%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 1929411.1%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 1949616.7%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196612.8%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198212.8%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995411.1%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 20111438.9%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later25.6%, England and Wales 5.7%

44% of homes put up for sale were built in 1996 or later, against 18% across England and Wales.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £230,500 for a flat on Charterhouse Square to £960,000 for a flat on Britton Street.

The latest standard sales recorded in EC1M. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. Flat 416, City Pavilion, 33 Britton StreetSold for £840,000EC1M 5UGSold on 3 Jul 2026Flat
  2. Apartment 306, 9B Clerkenwell RoadSold for £825,000EC1M 5PYSold on 18 May 2026Flat
  3. Flat 5, Florin Court, 6 - 9 Charterhouse SquareSold for £230,500EC1M 6ETSold on 12 May 2026Flat
  4. Apartment 304, 9A Clerkenwell RoadSold for £600,000EC1M 5PWSold on 27 Mar 2026Flat
  5. Apartment 204, 9 Clerkenwell RoadSold for £660,000EC1M 5PNSold on 27 Mar 2026Flat
  6. Apartment 401, 9B Clerkenwell RoadSold for £500,000EC1M 5PYSold on 10 Mar 2026Flat
  7. Flat 6A, Florin Court, 6 - 9 Charterhouse SquareSold for £437,500EC1M 6ETSold on 4 Mar 2026Flat
  8. Flat 2, 88A St John StreetSold for £800,000EC1M 4EHSold on 2 Feb 2026Flat
  9. Flat 22, 53 Britton StreetSold for £960,000EC1M 5UQSold on 10 Dec 2025Flat
  10. Flat 2A, 69 - 71 Farringdon RoadSold for £485,000EC1M 3JBSold on 28 Nov 2025Flat

Living in EC1M

Crime

179 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 95 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

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

Across its postcodes, an average of 84% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.

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.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in EC1M, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
B513.9%, England and Wales 4.8%
C1747.2%, England and Wales 46.9%
D1130.6%, England and Wales 38.1%
E38.3%, England and Wales 7.3%

About these figures

The figures come from 41 standard sales in EC1M, the latest on 3 July 2026 (what counts as a standard sale).

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.