House prices in EC1V (Islington)
Price per square metre data and charts to help you understand the housing market in EC1V - stats were last calculated on 02 July 2026.
Defining 'EC1V'
This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "EC1V", this is also called the postcode district. There are no official postcode district names so I've just labelled it EC1V, Islington. It is shown in red on the map below.
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Price per square metre
Knowing the average house price in EC1V is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:
£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
For example in May 2026, Flat 3 Lagonier House, Ironmonger Row, Islington, EC1V 3TJ sold for £480,000. Given the internal area of 85 square metres recorded on the EPC, the price per sqm is £480,000 ÷ 85 sqm = £5,647.
England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-). You can change your prefered units from square meters to square feet for all the graphs and charts on EC1V and elsewhere. Just visit the My Account page and look for the m2 to ft2 toggle switch. Alternatively just multiply everything by 10, move a decimal place to go from sqm to sqft and you'll be close enough as 1 sqm = 10.76391 sqft.
Distribution of £ per sqm for houses vs flats in EC1V
The chart above is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of house price per sqm in EC1V To make this chart we put all the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £10,039 to £10,650, £10,650 to £11,261, £11,261 to £11,872 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The histogram is based on 370 sales that took place in EC1V, in the last 24 months.
Generate a custom histogram like the one above but based on your own criteria.
You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.
The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in EC1V, Islington. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £12,600 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of EC1V homes.
Box plot of £ per sqm for EC1V
Tip: click on the chart to see the values.
The chart above is called a boxplot (or a box-and-whisker plot). Box plots, like histograms, are used to graphically represent the distribution of data, showing the central tendency, spread of the distribution. In the context of £ per square metre property price distributions, box plots represent the variation in property prices within a geographic area e.g. Islington. The chart above shows a boxplot for 'EC1V' as well as the 'EC' postcode area.
Property price map for Islington
Have a look at the interactive price map I created for myself. Use it to explore house prices in 'Islington' all the way down to individual property plots.
Will EC1V house prices drop in 2025?
House prices in EC1V fell -8.8% in the last year, -11.7% after inflation. Whether or not this trend will continue depends on many factors, such as wage growth, net migration, interest rates and the level of house building. No one can predict these things with certainty however we can plot the historic trends in house prices in EC1V (Islington) compared with the wider postcode area 'EC'.You can extrapolate from this based on your own views.
House price index for EC1V
Tip: click on the legend items to show/hide different lines
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The chart above shows changes in 'EC1V' property prices over the last 20 years. The index is calculated from the average price paid per sqm for property in EC1V and is set to 100 in 2004. The chart compares trends for EC1V, Islington against those of the broader postcode area 'EC'. What is more interesting is to look at the difference between flats and houses, even those in the same area follow a very different trend, to get a robust enough sample size to see this we need to zoom out and look at house price trends for the entire Islington local authority.
The dashed lines show nominal house price changes, the solid lines show the same data adjusted for inflation. Economists call this the 'real' price change. You have to take inflation into account when comparing prices over time. It's calculated using the formula:
Real Rate of Return = (1 + Nominal Rate) ÷ (1 + Inflation Rate) – 1In this formula, the nominal rate is the rate of change before any adjustments, and the inflation rate is taken from the Consumer Price Index. The real rate of return is a more accurate measure of change in value, because £1 today does not have the same buying power as £1 in the past. For example, if a savings account pays an interest rate of 3% per year and the inflation rate is 5% per year, the real rate of return is -2%. This means that the investment's value is shrinking by 2% each year.
Historic returns for EC1V
| EC area | EC1V district | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal | Real | Nominal | Real | |
| 20 yr per annum | 3.1% | 0.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% |
| 20 yr total | 83.4% | 5.2% | 101.4% | 15.6% |
| 10 yr per annum | -1.2% | -4.5% | -0.7% | -4.0% |
| 10 yr total | -11.7% | -36.7% | -7.2% | -33.5% |
| 5 yr per annum | -1.7% | -6.3% | -1.8% | -6.5% |
| 5 yr total | -8.0% | -27.9% | -8.9% | -28.6% |
| 1 yr per annum | -10.4% | -13.2% | -8.8% | -11.7% |
| 1 yr total | -10.4% | -13.2% | -8.8% | -11.7% |
This table complements the house price index chart above, presenting the data in a more detailed format. It breaks down the information into 20-year, 10-year, 5-year, and 1-year periods, further categorized by property type. For each period, we display both a per annum rate of change and a total rate of change.
The total rate of change represents the overall change over the entire period. The formula for total return is:
Total return = (Index at end of period ÷ Index at start of period) - 1
The per annum rate of change is the annualized rate of change over the period. This is equivalent to the annual bank savings rate you would need to achieve the same total return over the given period. This annualized return is also known as the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR). The formula for CAGR is:
CAGR = (1 + Total return) ^ (1 ÷ Number of years) - 1
Some specific examples:
- Over the past 20 years, EC area have seen a 0.3% annual change when adjusted for inflation. This translates to a total change of 5.2% in real terms.
- Over the past 5 years, EC1V district have seen a -6.5% annual change when adjusted for inflation. This translates to a total change of -28.6% in real terms.
Most recent EC1V sales
For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.
Tip: hover over dots to see details
Snakes & Ladders
See the recent winners & losers in the EC1V property market. This is not deep analysis - it is a nosy, tabloid-style peek at the local property market.
Street level data
| Street | Avg size | Avg £sqm | Recent sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Road, , EC1V 1A | 69 sqm | £10,859 | 96 |
| Dance Square, , EC1V 3A | 61 sqm | £10,242 | 23 |
| Brewhouse Yard, , EC1V 4J | 69 sqm | £11,287 | 18 |
| Lever Street, , EC1V 3Q | 75 sqm | £10,172 | 15 |
| St John Street, , EC1V 4J | 110 sqm | £11,220 | 14 |
| Goswell Road, , EC1V 7D | 76 sqm | £8,981 | 10 |
| Paton Street, , EC1V 3P | 78 sqm | £10,814 | 10 |
| Central Street, , EC1V 8A | 67 sqm | £10,464 | 9 |
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EC1V's constituents
The analysis on this page encompasses the entirety of EC1V. If you want more granular analysis on different parts of EC1V, use these links.
| Postcode sector | Lower quartile | Median | Upper quartile | Sales in last 2yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC1V 0 Barbican | £9,400 sqm | £10,030 sqm | £11,800 sqm | 41 |
| EC1V 1 Angel | £9,850 sqm | £11,500 sqm | £12,590 sqm | 103 |
| EC1V 2 Old Street | £10,950 sqm | £12,360 sqm | £15,130 sqm | 41 |
| EC1V 3 Barbican | £8,670 sqm | £9,740 sqm | £10,780 sqm | 41 |
| EC1V 4 Farringdon | £9,980 sqm | £10,690 sqm | £12,340 sqm | 43 |
| EC1V 7 Angel | £8,280 sqm | £9,000 sqm | £9,650 sqm | 43 |
| EC1V 8 Barbican | £8,750 sqm | £11,730 sqm | £14,550 sqm | 43 |
| EC1V 9 Old Street | £6,990 sqm | £7,880 sqm | £9,000 sqm | 15 |
Nearby geographies
The table below shows how 'EC1V' compares to the other postcode districts nearby 'EC1V'.
| District | Lower quartile | Median | Upper quartile | Sales in last 2yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC1X Lilbourne Road | £9,480 sqm | £11,580 sqm | £12,810 sqm | 95 |
| N1 Islington | £8,360 sqm | £9,920 sqm | £11,840 sqm | 1,952 |
| EC4Y London | £10,060 sqm | £10,200 sqm | £10,340 sqm | 5 |
| EC4V London | £9,590 sqm | £10,940 sqm | £11,710 sqm | 31 |
| EC4R London | £8,530 sqm | £9,050 sqm | £9,910 sqm | 9 |
| EC4M London | £11,590 sqm | £11,590 sqm | £11,590 sqm | 8 |
| EC4A London | £9,730 sqm | £11,600 sqm | £13,410 sqm | 19 |
| EC3R Chy Hwel | £10,150 sqm | £11,020 sqm | £13,850 sqm | 14 |
| EC3N London | £11,490 sqm | £15,080 sqm | £17,580 sqm | 57 |
| EC2Y The Kings Gap | £11,200 sqm | £12,890 sqm | £14,080 sqm | 150 |
Raw data
Our analysis of EC1V is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.
| Address | Paid | sqm | £/sqm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 3 Lagonier House, Ironmonger Row, | £480,000
May-2026
|
85 | 5,647 |
| Flat 22 Moorgreen House, Wynyatt St, | £718,000
May-2026
|
85 | 8,447 |
| Flat 608 145, City Rd, | £780,000
May-2026
|
77 | 10,129 |
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