— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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9,183 people · median £812,500 · Islington
Islington Council · Labour-controlled 32/51 seats · 63% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
A typical home here sells for £812,500, up 3.4% over five years. That's about 11.8× local earnings — around the 14× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 26 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£812,500
5-year change+3.4%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.8× · five-year average 14×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership35%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,108
London Borough of Islington£1,597
Greater London Authority£511
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,405
Band B£1,639
Band C£1,874
Band D (baseline)£2,108
Band E£2,576
Band F£3,045
Band G£3,513
Band H£4,216
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£8,484 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Highbury 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offord Road | £379,000 | 311 | -21% |
| Holloway Road | £340,000 | 295 | -46.7% |
| Liverpool Road | £373,775 | 253 | +8.4% |
| Highbury Crescent | £485,000 | 189 | -3.6% |
| Drayton Park | £325,998 | 182 | -24.5% |
| Blackthorn Avenue | £530,000 | 178 | +8.7% |
| Calabria Road | £650,000 | 175 | +97.8% |
| Ronalds Road | £345,000 | 163 | +132.4% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
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