Islington
W1W house prices in Islington
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Islington, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£1,150,000
Range £390,450–£5,345,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- -34.5%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Jan 2022 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in W1W: the typical (median) sold price is £1,150,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is down 34.5%, comparing 38 sales with 67, so a handful of homes can swing it. W1W is a quiet market, with about 5 recorded sales a month. By property type, 96% were flats (typically £925,000) and 3% were terraced homes (typically £2,983,750).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,108 a year: Islington's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Islington, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on W1W: a quiet market, so take your time
Only about 5 sales a month sell in W1W, with a median below last year’s, so buyers have time on their side, though a few sales can mislead either way.
If you are selling, most W1W sales sit between £390,450 and £5,345,000, which makes £1,150,000 a blunt instrument, so benchmark against near-identical homes, not the headline; with so few sales, allow extra time and a local agent’s view; a quick cash sale buys certainty at a cost, usually about 70–85% of market value as a rough guide, not a quote, so weigh it carefully.
Sell houseIf you are buying, W1W sits well above the UK average for typical prices, though prices have eased, so there may be room to negotiate; just remember one year of falls is not a forecast.
Our checklist before an offer: the lease (length, ground rent and service charge), what has been applied for nearby (15,701 applications on record within 500 m) and whether the home is at risk of flooding, plus the title, which your conveyancer should review.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free W1W OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
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At a glance
W1W in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£1,150,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
4.5
Across 250 sales
12-month change
-34.5%
-34.5% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,108
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in W1W
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in W1W by property type
Semi-detached homes have the highest typical price at £5,000,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £925,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 1 | £5,000,000 | £5,000,000–£5,000,000 |
| Terraced | 6 | £2,983,750 | £2,135,700–£4,258,750 |
| Flat / maisonette | 178 | £925,000 | £410,000–£2,587,600 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Jan 2022 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in W1W
The quarterly typical price fell 51.4%, from £1,594,400 in Q4 2024 (24 sales) to £775,000 in Q3 2026 (3 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £1,594,400 | 24 |
| Q1 2025 | £720,000 | 17 |
| Q2 2025 | £1,435,200 | 15 |
| Q3 2025 | £1,325,000 | 13 |
| Q4 2025 | £420,000 | 5 |
| Q1 2026 | £725,000 | 13 |
| Q2 2026 | £751,175 | 10 |
| Q3 2026 | £775,000 | 3 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Jan 2022 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of W1W prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most W1W homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £390,450 and £5,345,000, around a typical £1,150,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Jan 2022 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in W1W
Flat / maisonette homes were 96% of recorded sales (178 of 185). 14% of sales were freehold and 86% leasehold.
Property type
- Semi-detached1%
- Terraced3%
- Flat / maisonette96%
Tenure
- Freehold14%
- Leasehold86%
See the figures
36 freehold (14%) and 214 leasehold (86%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in W1W, including 15 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Jan 2022 and 21 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
43 - 51, GREAT TITCHFIELD STREET, LONDON
£1,260,000 (2024)£1,100,000 (2026)-12.7% over 1.8 yrs (-7.4%/yr)
28 - 29, GOSFIELD STREET, LONDON
£397,500 (2025)£380,000 (2026)-4.4% over 1.1 yrs (-3.9%/yr)
110, GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON
£100,000 (2025)£820,000 (2026)+720% over 1.2 yrs (+458.1%/yr)
8, BOURLET CLOSE, LONDON
£2,125,000 (2023)£1,150,000 (2026)-45.9% over 2.6 yrs (-20.7%/yr)
90, GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON
£1,150,000 (2025)£1,750,000 (2026)+52.2% over 1.1 yrs (+48.8%/yr)
COLLINGWOOD HOUSE, 103, NEW CAVENDISH STREET, LONDON
£675,000 (2025)£817,350 (2026)+21.1% over 0.7 yrs (+32%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where W1W sits in Islington
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in W1W
GOODWOOD COURT, 54 - 57, DEVONSHIRE STREET, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 21 Aug 2026
£775,000
GOODWOOD COURT, 54 - 57, DEVONSHIRE STREET, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 17 Jul 2026
£650,000
43 - 51, GREAT TITCHFIELD STREET, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 9 Jul 2026
£1,100,000
GOODWOOD COURT, 54 - 57, DEVONSHIRE STREET, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 29 Jun 2026
£510,000
28 - 29, GOSFIELD STREET, LONDON
Other · Leasehold · 17 Jun 2026
£380,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). W1W includes the Clerkenwell ward.
In plain English
What the Islington (W1W) numbers mean
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £390,450 and £5,345,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- 86% of these sales were leasehold, which marks a flat-heavy market. Buyers here weigh remaining lease length, ground rent and service charges as much as the price.
- This is a quiet district: only about 5 recorded sales a month.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 18 January 2022 and 21 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on W1W
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in W1W
£2,108
Band D a year in Islington, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,405 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,640 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,874 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,108 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,577 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,045 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,514 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,216 |
These are Islington's charges for 2026-27, the authority W1W falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Islington · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near W1W
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest High Trees.
All schools
High Trees
Special schools · W1W 7LT
133 m
Not graded
All Souls CofE Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · W1W 7JJ
172 m
Good · 2011
Eifa International School
Independent schools · W1B 1LS
267 m
Not graded
Queen's College, London
Independent schools · W1G 8BT
430 m
Not graded
Southbank International School Westminster
Independent schools · W1B 1QR
446 m
Not graded
Wetherby Senior School
Independent schools · W1U 2QU
681 m
Not graded
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Universities · WC1E 7HT
732 m
Not graded
University College London
Universities · WC1E 6BT
761 m
Not graded
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the W1W district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 1 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near W1W
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around W1W
15,701
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 23 July 2026.
Recent applications
Westminster/26/04725/NMAUndecided
299 m
Amendments to planning permission dated 10th November (RN 25/02820/FULL) for, 'Alterations including opening of laundry building within the central courtyard at ground floor level; excavation to lower sections of the existing lower ground floor accommodation; erection of an infill extension at lower ground floor level with courtyard above; erection of dummy mansard to the rear of All Saints House to screen new plant; all in connection with the use of part lower ground, part ground and part ground upper floors as 29 units for short to medium stay temporary visitor accommodation (sui generis); use of part lower ground, part ground and part first floor as an event space (Sui Generis); use of part ground floor as lounge/co-working space (Class E); and provision of plant ancillary to the building at basement level'; NAMELY, amendments to the wording of Condition 11, to broaden the function of the ground floor level space beyond its use by occupiers of the visitor accommodation in the building for working, socialising, entertaining, dining or as a co-working space, and to allow for the display or retail sale of goods, other than hot food as permitted by Class E(a).
Received 2026-07-15
Westminster/26/04719/FULLUndecided
140 m
Variation of Conditions 1 and 6 of planning permission dated 20 February 2025 (RN: 24/09057/FULL) for, 'Installation of replacement facades on the Mortimer Street and Wells Street frontages; redecoration of brick facades; installation of replacement double glazed windows; creation of new windows in the western facing party wall; replacement of an existing gate with a brick wall with access doors on Bywell Place; installation of new balconies at first, second and third floor levels'; NAMELY, to allow amendments to the facade design, introduction of an entrance canopy to the Well Street facade and Mortimer Street facade, and changes to the approved brickwork render colour. (Application under Section 73 of the Act).
Received 2026-07-15
Westminster/26/04704/ADVUndecided
457 m
Display of eight internally illuminated fascia signs, two measuring 0.25m x 2.94m, three measuring 0.25m x 3.84m and three measuring 0.7m x 0.65m; three internally illuminated light boxes, two measuring 2.06m x 2.03m and one measuring 2.46m x 1.01m; an internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.45m x 0.81m; and five internally illuminated window bed box signs measuring 0.18m x 4.43m, 0.17m x 4.37m, 0.18m x 2.77m, 0.11m x 7.07m and 0.11m x 3.51m.
Received 2026-07-14
Westminster/26/04714/ADLBCUndecided
396 m
Detailed drawings of the sliding roof lights above stair leading to roof terrace showing adjoining fabric and key details and detailed study and drawings of the roof light over the stair and its relationship to the existing decorative plasterwork pursuant to condition 3 (5) and (8) of listed building dated 11th March 2026 (RN:25/07887/LBC)
Received 2026-07-14
Westminster/26/04602/FULLUndecided
327 m
Roof Maintenance works
Received 2026-07-10
Camden/2026/2900/PUndecided
410 m
Partial discharge of condition 4 (Part C - Mezzanine details) of listed building consent 2024/5569/L dated 05/03/2026 for 'Internal alterations and refurbishment to upper flat, including addition of a mezzanine to rear studio and replacement of rear roof structure, installation of an air source heat pump and solar panels to facilitate the ongoing use of the property as a family dwelling (C3)'
Received 2026-07-10
Applications are matched within 500 m of the W1W district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for W1W for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 15701 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 23 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for W1W
Decile 5 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled W1W postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 9, with a median of decile 5 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
W1W 5EF, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 5 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so W1W spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in W1W: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in W1W, band by band
Islington's council tax for 2026-27 set against the W1W median sold price of £1,150,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearIslington | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £1,150,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,405 | £117 | 0.12% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,640 | £137 | 0.14% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,874 | £156 | 0.16% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,108 | £176 | 0.18% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,577 | £215 | 0.22% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,045 | £254 | 0.26% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,514 | £293 | 0.31% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,216 | £351 | 0.37% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the W1W median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Islington, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in W1W sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 137 distinct addresses in the records we hold for W1W. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
GOODWOOD COURT, 54 - 57, DEVONSHIRE STREET, LONDON
W1W 5EF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£775,000
2026-08-21
43 - 51, GREAT TITCHFIELD STREET, LONDON
W1W 7PQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£1,100,000
2026-07-09
GOODWOOD COURT, 54 - 57, DEVONSHIRE STREET, LONDON
W1W 5DZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£510,000
2026-06-29
28 - 29, GOSFIELD STREET, LONDON
W1W 6HH · Other · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£380,000
2026-06-17
110, GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON
W1W 6PQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£820,000
2026-06-15
8, BOURLET CLOSE, LONDON
W1W 7BN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£1,150,000
2026-06-12
49, HALLAM STREET, LONDON
W1W 6JP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£485,000
2026-06-10
STONE HOUSE, 9, WEYMOUTH STREET, LONDON
W1W 6DB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 10 recorded sales
£685,000
2026-05-22
90, GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON
W1W 7NT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£1,750,000
2026-05-01
COLLINGWOOD HOUSE, 103, NEW CAVENDISH STREET, LONDON
W1W 6XH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£817,350
2026-04-27
THE TOWN HOUSE, 105, HALLAM STREET, LONDON
W1W 5HD · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£4,750,000
2026-04-23
95, GREAT TITCHFIELD STREET, LONDON
W1W 6RR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£670,000
2026-04-13
21 - 22, NASSAU STREET, LONDON
W1W 7AG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£725,000
2026-03-27
51, RIDING HOUSE STREET, LONDON
W1W 7EB · Other · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£400,000
2026-03-26
1C, BOURLET CLOSE, LONDON
W1W 7BF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,985,000
2026-03-25
HALLAM COURT, 77, HALLAM STREET, LONDON
W1W 5HB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£925,000
2026-03-23
49, HALLAM STREET, LONDON
W1W 6JW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£670,000
2026-03-12
9, BOURLET CLOSE, LONDON
W1W 7BP · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£4,720,000
2026-03-06
PUTNEY HOUSE, 92 - 94, GREAT TITCHFIELD STREET, LONDON
W1W 6SG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£580,000
2026-02-12
126, GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON
W1W 6PR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£490,000
2026-01-30
37, GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON
W1W 8QH · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£14,750
2026-01-27
105, GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON
W1W 6QF · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£9,526,444
2025-12-15
15, RIDING HOUSE STREET, LONDON
W1W 7DT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£950,000
2025-12-02
105, HALLAM STREET, LONDON
W1W 5HE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 8 recorded sales
£385,000
2025-11-21
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.