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Islington house prices

Average sold prices for Islington, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price

£669,879

Annual change

-6.4%

Homes sold, March 2026

England average

£292,095

The average property in Islington sold for £669,879 in May 2026, down 6.4% on the year. That is about 129% above the England average of £292,095. 98 homes sold in Islington in March 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to May 2026, the average price in Islington fell 9%, peaking at £733,910 in June 2025.

£733,910 £669,232

June 2025May 2026

Peak £733,910 in June 2025.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Islington at £1,670,644, 200% above flat or maisonette at £557,257. Every property type is down on the year.

Average sold price by property type, May 2026.
Property type	Average price	Annual change
Detached	£1,670,644	-3.1%
Semi-detached	£1,391,136	-4.2%
Terraced	£1,133,274	-4.4%
Flat or maisonette	£557,257	-7%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Islington paid £246,435 less than people who already owned, a gap of 42%.

Average sold price by buyer status, May 2026.
Buyer	Average price	Annual change
First-time buyer	£592,265	-6.5%
Former owner-occupier	£838,700	-5.8%

By funding status

Cash buyers in Islington paid 10% more than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 20% of the sales counted in March 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, May 2026. Sales volumes are for March 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid with	Average price	Annual change	Sales
Cash	£722,989	-6.6%	9
Mortgage	£654,855	-6.4%	37

By property status

New builds in Islington sold for 26% more than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, March 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property status	Average price	Annual change
New build	£852,139	Broadly flat
Existing property	£676,485	+0.8%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
Month	Average price	Annual change	Sales
May 2026	£669,879	-6.4%	n/a
April 2026	£669,232	-4.8%	n/a
March 2026	£678,022	+0.7%	98
February 2026	£680,105	Broadly flat	87
January 2026	£691,181	Broadly flat	91
December 2025	£691,072	-0.5%	128
November 2025	£691,785	Broadly flat	143
October 2025	£696,959	Broadly flat	170
September 2025	£702,659	+1%	169
August 2025	£717,607	+1.6%	172
July 2025	£710,344	Broadly flat	185
June 2025	£733,910	-0.5%	136

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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.