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613 recorded sales · median £288,000 · Islington
Islington Council · Labour-controlled 32/51 seats · 63% · OCD 2026
74/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£288k
median price
16.9
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£288k
median sold price
11.8 yrs
of local pay to buy
15
rail stations
0
grammar schools
73
schools total
16.9
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
851
Violence — most
25.5
NO₂ · WHO 10
0%
in a flood zone
356
green spaces
9.3
PM2.5 · WHO 5
1,279
eat & drink
261
shops
89.5%
gigabit
48
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£481,600 in 2014 → £650,000 in 2025
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Islington, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-07-21
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-06
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £288,000. That's about 11.8× local earnings — around the 14× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 23 sales
Median sold price · median of all 613 sales£288,000
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.8× · five-year average 14×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership27%
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
Neighbourhood prices in Islington how Essex Road compares · from Islington
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Clerkenwell +16.3%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clerkenwell | £1,044,000 | +16.3% | 22 |
| Canonbury | £800,000 | +14.1% | 154 |
| Tufnell Park | £620,500 | +12.7% | 208 |
| Finsbury Park | £539,000 | +7.8% | 194 |
| Archway | £587,000 | +7.5% | 246 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Essex Road — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270B ESSEX ROAD | Flat | — | — | £374,294 | Apr 2026 |
| 151 ESSEX ROAD | Flat | — | — | £850,000 | Apr 2026 |
| Flat 15 Roberts Court 23 Essex Road | Flat | — | — | £560,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 41a Essex Road | Flat | — | — | £670,000 | Jan 2026 |
| Flat 7 Rodin Court 25 Essex Road | Flat | — | — | £1,000,000 | Dec 2025 |
| 74, Essex Road | Terraced | — | — | £1,300,000 | Oct 2025 |
| 113a Essex Road | Flat | — | — | £710,000 | Oct 2025 |
| Flat 29 Rodin Court 25 Essex Road | Flat | — | — | £800,000 | Oct 2025 |
| 132 - 134 ESSEX ROAD | Terraced | — | — | £820,000 | Sep 2025 |
| 352 ESSEX ROAD | Flat | — | — | £325,000 | Sep 2025 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Islington
Crime runs at 16.9 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month16.9
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Islington
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Islington district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Islington
Population216,589
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 4/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
3.6/10
Employment
3.9/10
Education & skills
6.4/10
Health & disability
4.2/10
Crime
5.1/10
Housing & services
5.1/10
Living environment
2.3/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Islington — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+63%
Unemployment · economically active residents8%
Degree-level (Level 4+)57%
Good or very good health84%
Own their home27%
Median age33.5
Born outside the UK40%
See the full Islington report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 3 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
3 of 3 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 3 nearest inspected schools
of the 3 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanny Jane's Nursery | Nursery | Requires improvement ('25) | 0.0 km |
| Packington Childrens Centre @Bentham Court | Nursery | Outstanding ('24) | 0.1 km |
| Essex Road Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('24) | 0.2 km |
| The New North Academy | Primary | Good ('21) | 0.2 km |
| Packington Children's Centre | Nursery | Good ('20) | 0.2 km |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | — | 0.4 km |
| Be Me Day Nursery Angel | Nursery | Outstanding ('24) | 0.4 km |
| MEplace Islington | Nursery | — | 0.4 km |
| North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School | Secondary | — | 0.4 km |
| Kindred Islington | Nursery | Good ('20) | 0.4 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
25
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.0 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
16 of 16 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.0 km |
| River Place Health Centre | GP | Good ('16) | 0.1 km |
| Savemain Ltd | Pharmacy | — | 0.1 km |
| Osbon Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.2 km |
| The Ivoryroom Dentalcare | Dentist | — | 0.2 km |
| Elizabeth Avenue Group Practice | GP | Good ('17) | 0.3 km |
| New North Health Centre | GP | Good ('17) | 0.4 km |
| New North Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.4 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Islington
5 nearest stations.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Road Rail Station | 0.0 mi | — | no direct train |
| Highbury & Islington Rail Station | 0.5 mi | — | no direct train |
| Highbury & Islington Rail Station | 0.5 mi | — | no direct train |
| Canonbury Rail Station | 0.6 mi | — | no direct train |
| Haggerston Rail Station | 0.9 mi | — | no direct train |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging38 points
Per 10,000 residents1.8
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Islington
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1001.3%
Flood zone0% of postcodes
Radonup to 1–3% of homes
Historic landfill6 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings1,048
Conservation areas41
Green belt0%
Green spaces356
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Islington
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 1,279 | 83% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 261 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 48 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 356 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Islington
Figures for the wider Islington — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate8%
In work (employment rate)62.6%
Companies registered here108,482
New incorporations (12m)27,109
Property companies (SPVs)10,186
See the full Islington report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district