St Luke's area report

Highlights

St Luke's is a neighbourhood in London with a population of 12,954. The median property price is £737,500, with 184 sales recorded in the past 12 months. Prices have declined by 26.2 per cent over five years. Flats dominate the market at 150 sales with a median of £671,000, while terraced houses averaged £1,402,500. The area is governed by London Borough of Islington, with council tax band D at £2,107.87 for 2026/27. Air quality shows elevated nitrogen dioxide at 28.9 annual mean and moderate particulate matter at 9.8. Flood risk is absent. Deprivation indices are relatively low; about 35 per cent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived. Planning heritage is significant with 21 conservation areas including Regent's Canal and Underwood Street, plus 61 listed buildings. Broadband coverage is strong, with 93.9 per cent gigabit and ultrafast availability.

Data updated 2026/2025. St Luke's, London — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

This district. Figures below lead with St Luke's’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within London, St Luke's ranks 26th cheapest of 33, 30th safest and 12th most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £737,500 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in St Luke's have fallen 26% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 12,954 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) Across this district

About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than St Luke's (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 4 of 10, national basis). Less deprived than in 2019 (decile 3 then).

Schools

• 97% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• ≈16 min fastest train to London (OpenStreetMap + National Rail timetable (ATOC/RDG, GTFS), 2026) This district
• 94% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations, 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 4.8% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/st lukes.

Compare every area in London: London area guide & rankings.

Nearby areas we cover: Clerkenwell Green, Finsbury, Hoxton.