Buying a home in N7, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£872kmost £722k–£1.15m

Houses per m²£9,151flats £8,209

Sold last year1591,256 in five years

Prices in Islington-4.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in N7 sold for £872,456 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £721,691 and £1,153,298, for about 101 m² of space. That is 4% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

159 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £375k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in N7 7 (£8,267) and the most in N7 8 (£10,284).

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 £3,979 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £174,000 for that mortgage: what £180,000 buys.

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House prices in N7 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£690,186	£595k–£840k	71 m²	23
3	£872,456	£722k–£1.15m	101 m²	88
4	£1,145,800	£964k–£1.4m	136 m²	51
5+	£1,929,411	£1.29m–£2.15m	188 m²	71

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£690k	£872k	£1.15m	£1.93m
Semi-detached	—	—	£993k	£1.01m	£2.53m
Terraced	—	£661k	£853k	£1.15m	£1.54m
Flats	£375k	£529k	£579k	£581k	£1.03m

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

Price per m² across N7

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
N7 0	£9,456	£8,363
N7 6	£8,669	£7,924
N7 7	£8,267	£7,825
N7 8	£10,284	£8,349
N7 9	£8,777	£8,499

Schools near N7

Best state primary within 2 kmEleanor Palmer Primary School93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%40 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmMossbourne Community Academy81.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%59 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

N5 London · 1 km3-bed house £1.5m N19 London · 2 km3-bed house £1.07m NW5 London · 2 km3-bed house £1.41m N4 London · 2 km3-bed house £976k N1 London · 2 km3-bed house £1.53m NW1 London · 3 km3-bed house £1.47m N6 London · 3 km3-bed house £1.57m WC1X London · 3 km3-bed house £1.64m

Questions about N7

Is N7 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 4% 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 (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (81.2% against 43.8%); 159 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 N7?

A typical 3-bedroom house in N7 sold for £872,456 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £721,691 and £1,153,298.

Is N7 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in N7 costs 4% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in N7 each year?

159 homes sold in the last year and 1,256 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near N7?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Eleanor Palmer Primary School, where 93% 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.