Islington
WC2N house prices in Islington
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Islington, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£1,537,500
Range £341,055–£77,196,500 · 98 real sales
- Real sales
- 98
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 22 Jan 2020 and 5 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in WC2N: the typical (median) sold price is £1,537,500, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). WC2N is a quiet market, with about 1 recorded sale a month. By property type, 90% were flats (typically £1,025,444) and 10% were terraced homes (typically £3,347,500).
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 WC2N: few sales, so go in with your eyes open
WC2N sees just 1 sale a month, which is too few for firm conclusions, so we would lean on individual sold homes rather than any average.
For sellers, £1,537,500 is only the middle of a market that runs from £341,055 to £77,196,500, so the closest sold homes of your type say much more than the middle; with so little to compare, give yourself extra time; 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 houseWhen buying here, WC2N sits well above the UK average for typical prices, so a price above the norm for the area should be earned by the home itself, not assumed.
Before you offer in WC2N, check lease length, ground rent and service charge, planning history nearby (16,193 applications on record within 500 m) and whether the home is at risk of flooding, and ask your conveyancer about the title.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free WC2N OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
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At a glance
WC2N in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£1,537,500
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
1.2
Across 98 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,108
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in WC2N
These 98 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in WC2N by property type
Terraced homes have the highest typical price at £3,347,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £1,025,444.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 6 | £3,347,500 | £2,094,165–£5,378,820 |
| Flat / maisonette | 52 | £1,025,444 | £636,619–£2,344,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 22 Jan 2020 and 5 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in WC2N
The quarterly typical price rose 2222.6%, from £1,550,000 in Q2 2024 (3 sales) to £36,000,000 in Q3 2026 (1 sale).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | £1,550,000 | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | £1,750,000 | 6 |
| Q4 2024 | £1,425,000 | 5 |
| Q1 2025 | £977,500 | 4 |
| Q2 2025 | £2,000,000 | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | £1,675,000 | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | £1,200,000 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | £36,000,000 | 1 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 22 Jan 2020 and 5 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of WC2N prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most WC2N homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £341,055 and £77,196,500, around a typical £1,537,500.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 22 Jan 2020 and 5 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in WC2N
Flat / maisonette homes were 90% of recorded sales (52 of 58). 32% of sales were freehold and 68% leasehold.
Property type
- Terraced10%
- Flat / maisonette90%
Tenure
- Freehold32%
- Leasehold68%
See the figures
31 freehold (32%) and 67 leasehold (68%) across the 98 most recent recorded sales in WC2N. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 22 Jan 2020 and 5 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.
42 - 49, ST MARTINS LANE, LONDON
£151,936,612 (2021)£36,000,000 (2026)-76.3% over 5 yrs (-24.9%/yr)
10, JOHN ADAM STREET, LONDON
£759,000 (2024)£1,200,000 (2026)+58.1% over 1.3 yrs (+40.4%/yr)
20, BEDFORDBURY, LONDON
£955,000 (2025)£1,675,000 (2025)+75.4% over 0.6 yrs (+174.8%/yr)
19, NEW ROW, LONDON
£2,000,000 (2021)£720,000 (2025)-64% over 3.6 yrs (-24.6%/yr)
KIPLING HOUSE, 43, VILLIERS STREET, LONDON
£930,000 (2024)£2,000,000 (2025)+115.1% over 1.2 yrs (+92.2%/yr)
51, ST MARTINS LANE, LONDON
£5,673 (2021)£1,140,000 (2025)+19995.2% over 3.8 yrs (+309.5%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where WC2N 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 WC2N
42 - 49, ST MARTINS LANE, LONDON
Other · Freehold · 5 Aug 2026
£36,000,000
10, JOHN ADAM STREET, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 22 Jan 2026
£1,200,000
7, BUCKINGHAM STREET, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 Sept 2025
£1,700,000
20, BEDFORDBURY, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 8 Aug 2025
£1,675,000
19, NEW ROW, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 Aug 2025
£720,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). WC2N includes the Clerkenwell ward.
In plain English
What the Islington (WC2N) numbers mean
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £341,055 and £77,196,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- 68% 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 1 recorded sale a month.
Only 98 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 98 recorded sales between 22 January 2020 and 5 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 WC2N
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 WC2N
£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 WC2N 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 WC2N
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest The Royal Ballet School.
All schools
The Royal Ballet School
Independent schools · WC2E 9DA
469 m
Not graded
Courtauld Institute of Art
Universities · WC2R 0RN
582 m
Not graded
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WC2B 5SU
619 m
Outstanding · 2014
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · W1D 7LF
715 m
Good · 2019
City Lit
16 plus · Colleges · WC2B 4BA
780 m
Not graded
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WC2B 5NA
813 m
Good · 2018
King's College London
Universities · SE1 8WA
963 m
Not graded
Guildhouse School
Independent schools · WC1A 2RA
1.1 km
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 WC2N district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 3 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near WC2N
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 WC2N
16,193
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 6 September 2026.
Recent applications
Westminster/26/05876/ADVUndecided
274 m
Display of printed scaffolding shroud incorporating 1:1 replica of building facade with 2x inset advertising areas measuring 10m x 6m for temporary period from 31 October 2026 until 01 April 2028.
Received 2026-08-27
Westminster/26/05893/ADVUndecided
283 m
Display of externally illuminated fascia and hanging signs measuring 0.71m x 0.18m and 0.80mx 0.300m.
Received 2026-08-27
Westminster/26/05884/LBCUndecided
358 m
The erection of two flagpoles and the display of two flags.
Received 2026-08-27
Westminster/26/05860/LBCUndecided
469 m
The removal of an existing oil tank from a back of house service area, the removal of an existing hatch/ door, the enlargement of the existing opening, the installation of a new fire door in this opening and alterations to existing lighting and fire detection in this area.
Received 2026-08-26
Westminster/26/05811/ADVUndecided
275 m
Display of 'Elf on the Shelf' sculptures to form a cross-BID Christmas trail for temporary period from Monday 16th November until Monday 28th December 2026.
Received 2026-08-25
Westminster/26/05826/ADVUndecided
416 m
Display of non illuminated Christmas Elf on the Shelf sculpture measuring 0.8m X 1.9m from Monday 16th November until Monday 28th December.
Received 2026-08-25
Applications are matched within 500 m of the WC2N 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 WC2N for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 16193 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 6 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for WC2N
Decile 3 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 WC2N postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 8, with a median of decile 3 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
WC2N 4EJ, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 3 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 WC2N spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in WC2N: 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 WC2N, band by band
Islington's council tax for 2026-27 set against the WC2N median sold price of £1,537,500 across 98 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÷ £1,537,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,405 | £117 | 0.09% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,640 | £137 | 0.11% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,874 | £156 | 0.12% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,108 | £176 | 0.14% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,577 | £215 | 0.17% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,045 | £254 | 0.20% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,514 | £293 | 0.23% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,216 | £351 | 0.27% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the WC2N 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 98 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 WC2N sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 65 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WC2N. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
42 - 49, ST MARTINS LANE, LONDON
WC2N 4EJ · Other · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£36,000,000
2026-08-05
10, JOHN ADAM STREET, LONDON
WC2N 6HA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 8 recorded sales
£1,200,000
2026-01-22
7, BUCKINGHAM STREET, LONDON
WC2N 6BX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,700,000
2025-09-05
20, BEDFORDBURY, LONDON
WC2N 4BN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£1,675,000
2025-08-08
19, NEW ROW, LONDON
WC2N 4LA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£720,000
2025-08-01
53, ST MARTINS LANE, LONDON
WC2N 4EA · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£2,800,000
2025-05-30
51, ST MARTINS LANE, LONDON
WC2N 4EA · Other · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£1,140,000
2025-05-30
KIPLING HOUSE, 43, VILLIERS STREET, LONDON
WC2N 6NE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£2,000,000
2025-05-30
19, BUCKINGHAM STREET, LONDON
WC2N 6EG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£1,000,000
2025-03-04
17 - 18, NEW ROW, LONDON
WC2N 4LA · Other · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£1,600,000
2025-01-22
10, CRAVEN STREET, LONDON
WC2N 5PE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£600,000
2025-01-21
26, CRAVEN STREET, LONDON
WC2N 5NT · Other · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£45,000
2024-12-19
JOHN ADAM HOUSE, 17 - 19, JOHN ADAM STREET, LONDON
WC2N 6JG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£1,300,000
2024-11-29
60, CHANDOS PLACE, LONDON
WC2N 4HG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£6,627,640
2024-11-06
61A, CHANDOS PLACE, LONDON
WC2N 4HG · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£6,627,640
2024-11-06
GARRICK HOUSE, 63 - 66, ST MARTINS LANE, LONDON
WC2N 4JS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£942,000
2024-09-30
48, CHANDOS PLACE, LONDON
WC2N 4HS · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,975,000
2024-08-14
18, BUCKINGHAM STREET, LONDON
WC2N 6DR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£2,350,000
2024-08-12
51 - 55, STRAND, LONDON
WC2N 5LS · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£24,750,000
2024-08-07
2, GOODWINS COURT, LONDON
WC2N 4LL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,550,000
2024-05-09
51 - 52, CHANDOS PLACE, LONDON
WC2N 4HS · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£2,625,000
2024-05-03
22 - 25, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, LONDON
WC2N 5AP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£2,290,000
2024-03-27
34, CRAVEN STREET, LONDON
WC2N 5NP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,350,000
2024-02-16
39 - 41, VILLIERS STREET, LONDON
WC2N 6NE · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£7,800,000
2023-09-07
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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Data sources
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Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- 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.