Typical 3-bedroom house£1.6mmost £1.49m–£1.63m
Houses per m²£13,661flats £11,317
Sold last year19151 in five years
Prices in Islington-4.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in EC1R sold for £1,599,677 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,487,764 and £1,630,000, for about 129 m² of space. That is 90% more than the same home across London (£840,000).
19 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient. Flats start at around £558k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in EC1R 0 (£13,526) and the most in EC1R 1 (£14,625).
Across Islington, prices are down 4.9% on a year ago and up 2.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £3,005 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £7,295 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £320,000 for that mortgage.
Questions about EC1R
Is EC1R a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 90% more than across London; prices in Islington are down 4.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (100% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (81.2% against 43.8%); 19 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in EC1R?
A typical 3-bedroom house in EC1R sold for £1,599,677 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,487,764 and £1,630,000.
Is EC1R expensive for London?
A 3-bedroom house in EC1R costs 90% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).
How many homes sell in EC1R each year?
19 homes sold in the last year and 151 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.
What are the schools like near EC1R?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Clement Danes CofE Primary School, where 100% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near EC1R?
For a 3-bedroom house, EC1V (£1.25m, 1 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.