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Buying a home in EC1V, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.25mmost £1.16m–£1.42m
Houses per m²£11,538flats £11,762
Sold last year50368 in five years
Prices in Islington-4.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in EC1V sold for £1,248,232 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,163,206 and £1,416,871, for about 114 m² of space. That is 49% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

50 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £494k for one bedroom.

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 £5,692 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £250,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in EC1V by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
3£1,248,232£1.16m–£1.42m114 m²12

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses——£1.25m——
Terraced——£1.25m——
Flats£494k£737k£708k£695k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across EC1V

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
EC1V 0—£9,141
EC1V 1—£13,662
EC1V 2—£13,288
EC1V 3—£10,232
EC1V 4—£10,965
EC1V 7£12,061£9,162
EC1V 8—£10,930
EC1V 9—£8,369

Schools near EC1V

Best state primary within 2 kmWinton Primary School92% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%36 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmMossbourne Community Academy81.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%72 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

EC1R London · 1 km3-bed house £1.6mWC1X London · 1 km3-bed house £1.64mN1 London · 1 km3-bed house £1.53m

Questions about EC1V

Is EC1V a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 49% 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 (92% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (81.2% against 43.8%); 50 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 EC1V?

A typical 3-bedroom house in EC1V sold for £1,248,232 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,163,206 and £1,416,871.

Is EC1V expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in EC1V costs 49% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in EC1V each year?

50 homes sold in the last year and 368 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near EC1V?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Winton Primary School, where 92% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

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.