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EC1YLondon, Islington, England

House prices in EC1Y, Islington

Name: House prices in EC1Y, Islington
Creator: UK Property Check
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Homes in EC1Y sold for a median of £652,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 46 standard sales.

Median sale price£652,50046 standard sales

Middle half of prices£528,000 to £776,000

Against the Islington council area2% aboveIslington median £640,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in EC1Y, September 2024 to August 2026
Type	Sales	Median price	Middle half
Flats and maisonettes	46	£652,500	£528,000 to £776,000

Most homes sold here were flats and maisonettes, at 100% of sales.

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Prices over time

2016: £687,500
2017: £695,000
2018: £719,000
2019: £752,500
2020: £815,000
2021: £777,000
2022: £715,000
2023: £640,000
2024: £750,000
2025: £620,000
2026, January to August: £630,000

Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median fell 10%, from £687,500 in 2016 to £620,000 in 2025, against a 22% rise for a typical district in London.

Fewer homes sold in EC1Y in 2025: 21 standard sales, down 40% on the 35 in 2024.

Leasehold homes

98% of sales in EC1Y 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.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in EC1Y, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
Rating	Homes	Share
B	6	5.7%, England and Wales 4.8%
C	64	60.4%, England and Wales 46.9%
D	29	27.4%, England and Wales 38.1%
E	7	6.6%, England and Wales 7.3%

66% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £231,250 for a flat on Featherstone Street to £780,000 for a flat on City Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in EC1Y. 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.

Flat 32, 59 Bunhill RowSold for £410,000EC1Y 8QWSold on 4 Sep 2026Flat
48, Lexington Apartments, 40 City RoadSold for £780,000EC1Y 2ANSold on 14 Jul 2026Flat
Flat 1, 153 Whitecross StreetSold for £710,000EC1Y 8JLSold on 3 Jul 2026Flat
66, Lexington Apartments, 40 City RoadSold for £765,000EC1Y 2ANSold on 12 Jun 2026Flat
Flat 4, Bowater House Golden Lane EstateSold for £525,000EC1Y 0RJSold on 12 Jun 2026Flat
Flat 16, Braithwaite House Bunhill RowSold for £535,000EC1Y 8NESold on 1 Jun 2026Flat
Apartment 2, 2 Featherstone StreetSold for £231,250EC1Y 8AGSold on 22 Apr 2026Flat
Flat 21, Chequer Court, 3 Chequer StreetSold for £740,000EC1Y 8PWSold on 20 Mar 2026Flat
Flat 12, Cooper House, 90 Whitecross StreetSold for £425,000EC1Y 8TDSold on 13 Mar 2026Flat
Flat 25, Hatfield House Golden Lane EstateSold for £630,000EC1Y 0STSold on 5 Mar 2026Flat

Living in EC1Y

Crime

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

Higher than 98 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 91% of homes can get it

Higher than 60 in 100 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.

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in EC1Y, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
Built	Homes	Share
Before 1900	9	8.5%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 1929	9	8.5%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 1949	8	7.5%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 1966	30	28.3%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 1982	26	24.5%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995	1	0.9%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011	15	14.2%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later	8	7.5%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 46 standard sales in EC1Y, the latest on 14 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.

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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.