Sold £9,584/m² · Median sold £731,366 (1,030 sales) · Index -0.8% y/y · Turnover 0.9% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Islington?
Buildings
34,355
Mixed-use buildings
8.5%
HMO-shaped units
29%
EPC A or B
16%
EPC D or worse
36%
What does Islington cost?
Islington: sold price per m² £9,584/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,030 sales). -0.2% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£9,584/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,030 sales
-0.2% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,030 sales.
Sold price
£731,366 12 months to Jun 2026
1,030 sales
-0.5% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,030 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£644,138 12 months to Sep 2026
6,497 listings
-0.7% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,497 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £9,226/m² in Sep 2016 to £9,810/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £630,835 in Sep 2016 to £645,172 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £700,000 in Jan 2022 to £660,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £8,261/m² in Aug 2025 to £9,084/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 94% in Jan 2022 to 100% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 98.7 in Jan 2022 to 101.8 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 5,055 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
14,578 lets
+3.3% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 14,578 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £2,804/month in Aug 2025 to £2,788/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.4% in Jan 2022 to 5.2% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 81.8 in Jan 2022 to 111.6 in Sep 2026.
How does Islington vary by home size?
Asking price in Islington runs from £447,138 for 1 bedroom to £2,425,362 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Islington. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£447,138
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.7% on the previous 12 months
2115
2 bedrooms
£702,087
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.2% on the previous 12 months
2714
3 bedrooms
£989,716
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.3% on the previous 12 months
934
4 bedrooms
£1,707,667
12 months to Sep 2026
-3.1% on the previous 12 months
415
5+ bedrooms
£2,425,362
12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed
—
207
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Islington?
Islington: turnover 0.9% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,070 sales). -45.2% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
0.9% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,070 sales
-45.2% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,070 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
2,246 12 months to Sep 2026
2,246 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,246 listings.
New listings
3,946 12 months to Sep 2026
3,946 listings
+11.6% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,946 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.1% in Sep 2016 to 0.0% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 142 in Aug 2025 to 295 in Sep 2026.New listings: 301 in Jan 2022 to 525 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 144 in Jan 2022 to 190 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,664 in Sep 2026 to 4,205 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 93 days in Jan 2022 to 130 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Islington?
183 agents listed homes for sale in Islington; the three largest took 13% of the listings.
Agents active
183
Top three agents’ share
13%
New homes among listings
6.3%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Islington?
Corporate landlords hold 50% of the 5,604 units in Islington whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords50% of classified · 2,798 units
Housing associations24% of classified · 1,321 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)20% of classified · 1,094 units
RMC6.8% of classified · 382 units
RTM0.1% of classified · 7 units
Local authorities0.0% of classified · 1 units
Offshore companies0.0% 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 Islington rank?
Islington ranks 6th of 33 local authorities in London for sold price per m², at £9,584/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in London
Islington ranks 6th of 33 local authorities in London for sold price per m², at £9,584/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in London, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
City of WestminsterNeighbouring local authority · Asking £14,628/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Islington
What is the median house price in Islington?
Homes in Islington sold for a median £731,366 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,030 sales. Per square metre that is £9,584/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Islington changed?
-0.2% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Islington?
Homes to let in Islington asked a median £2,828/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 5,055 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Islington?
5.2% 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 Sep 2026, 14,578 lets. +3.3% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Islington?
0.9% of the homes in Islington changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,070 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.