marketcodeAsking rent
£3,443 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
1,048 lets
Postcode district
EC1V rental market
Asking rent £3,443 a month · Gross yield 5.6% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is EC1V?
- Buildings
- 585
- Mixed-use buildings
- 16%
- HMO-shaped units
- 43%
What does EC1V earn?
EC1V: asking rent £3,443 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 1,048 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
5.6% 12 months to Aug 2026
2,331 lets
-3.8% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
422 on 22 Sep 2026
How does EC1V vary by home size?
Asking rent in EC1V runs from £2,928 a month for 1 bedroom to £4,948 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,928 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +0% on the previous 12 months | 872 |
| 2 bedrooms | £3,841 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -0.2% on the previous 12 months | 1129 |
| 3 bedrooms | £4,948 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +12.3% on the previous 12 months | 144 |
| 4 bedrooms | £4,803 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 91 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns EC1V?
Corporate landlords hold 64% of the 220 units in EC1V whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords64% of classified · 140 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)29% of classified · 63 units
- RMC5.0% of classified · 11 units
- Housing associations2.3% of classified · 5 units
- Offshore companies0.5% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does EC1V rank?
EC1V ranks 1st of 8 postcode districts in Islington for asking rent, at £3,443 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Islington
EC1V ranks 1st of 8 postcode districts in Islington for asking rent, at £3,443 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EC1V | £3,443 a month | 1,048 | measured |
| 2 | N1 | £3,098 a month | 2,029 | measured |
| 3 | EC1Y | £3,002 a month | 116 | measured |
| 4 | EC1R | £2,991 a month | 92 | measured |
| 5 | N5 | £2,963 a month | 400 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Islington →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Islington
EC1V ranks 2nd of 8 postcode districts in Islington for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EC1M | 6.2% | 224 | measured |
| 2 | EC1V | 5.6% | 2,331 | measured |
| 3 | N1 | 5.5% | 5,757 | measured |
| 4 | EC1Y | 5.3% | 356 | measured |
| 5 | N7 | 5.1% | 3,198 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Islington →
Where next from EC1V?
- IslingtonThe wider market this area sits in.
- EC1MNeighbouring postcode district · £9,926/m²
- EC1RNeighbouring postcode district · £13,856/m²
- EC1YNeighbouring postcode district · £9,061/m²
- N1Neighbouring postcode district · £7,665/m²
- N19Neighbouring postcode district · £7,887/m²
- N5Neighbouring postcode district · £7,474/m²
- N7Neighbouring postcode district · £7,731/m²
- E1Next door, in another authority · £8,807/m²
- E2Next door, in another authority · £7,138/m²
- EC2ANext door, in another authority · £15,190/m²
- EC1ANext door, in another authority · £17,262/m²
- EC2YNext door, in another authority · £12,949/m²
- EC1NNext door, in another authority · £6,206/m²
Questions about EC1V
- What is the average rent in EC1V?
- Homes to let in EC1V asked a median £3,443 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 1,048 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in EC1V?
- 5.6% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 2,331 lets. -3.8% on the previous 12 months.
Everything else about EC1V
- Properties in EC1VEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in EC1VFootprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in EC1VRegistered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in EC1VWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in EC1VWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in EC1VRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in EC1VWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in EC1VWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 1,048 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 2,331 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 22 Sep 2026 | 22 Sep 2026 | — |