Typical 2-bedroom flat£682kmost £588k–£753k
Sold last year1486 in five years
Prices in Islington-4.9%on a year ago
A typical 2-bedroom flat in EC1Y sold for £682,109 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £588,373 and £752,784, for about 72 m² of space.
14 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 £477k 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 £2,697 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £3,111 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £136,000 for that mortgage: what £140,000 buys.
Questions about EC1Y
Is EC1Y a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Islington are down 4.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (89% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (81.2% against 43.8%); 14 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 2-bedroom flat in EC1Y?
A typical 2-bedroom flat in EC1Y sold for £682,109 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £588,373 and £752,784.
How many homes sell in EC1Y each year?
14 homes sold in the last year and 86 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 EC1Y?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Hugh Myddelton Primary School, where 89% 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.