Typical 3-bedroom house£1.53mmost £1.22m–£1.88m
Houses per m²£13,029flats £9,684
Sold last year4053,118 in five years
Prices in Islington-4.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in N1 sold for £1,533,915 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,218,385 and £1,875,495, for about 114 m² of space. That is 83% more than the same home across London (£840,000).
405 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £429k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in N1 6 (£10,439) and the most in N1 2 (£13,897).
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 £6,995 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £307,000 for that mortgage.
Questions about N1
Is N1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 83% 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%); 405 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 N1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in N1 sold for £1,533,915 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,218,385 and £1,875,495.
Is N1 expensive for London?
A 3-bedroom house in N1 costs 83% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).
How many homes sell in N1 each year?
405 homes sold in the last year and 3,118 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near N1?
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%).
Where is cheaper near N1?
For a 3-bedroom house, EC1V (£1.25m, 1 km), E8 (£1.09m, 2 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.