EC1Y — house prices & area data
A free, sourced snapshot of EC1Y, Islington South and Finsbury from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn’t reliable we say so rather than guess.
EC1Y is a postcode district in Islington South and Finsbury. Homes here sold for a median of £675,000 over the last year, down 16.7% over five years. 1,801 sales are on record. 70% of homes are rated EPC C or better.
- £395,000 median sold price (all time)
- £675,000 median price, last 12 months
- 1,801 recorded sales
- -16.7% 5-year price change
- 14% of postcodes in England’s least-deprived 30%
- 70% of homes rated EPC C or better
- Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid & English Indices of Deprivation, Sep 2026
Recent sales
| Address | Type | Price | Date |
|---|
| 153 Whitecross Street | Flat | £710,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Lexington Apartments, 40 City Road | Flat | £765,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Bowater House Golden Lane Estate | Flat | £525,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Braithwaite House Bunhill Row | Flat | £535,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 115 Golden Lane | Other | £5,234,939 | Apr 2026 |
| Oliver House, 51 - 53 City Road | Other | £3,200,000 | Mar 2026 |
| Chequer Court, 3 Chequer Street | Flat | £740,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 1 Lambs Passage | Flat | £670,000 | Feb 2026 |
| Great Arthur House Golden Lane Estate | Flat | £390,000 | Jan 2026 |
| Oliver House, 51 - 53 City Road | Other | £3,200,000 | Jan 2026 |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid · Sep 2026
Crime last 12 months
Most common- Shoplifting 601
- Theft from the person 351
- Violence and sexual offences 318
Source: police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence) · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Locations are anonymised "on or near" markers — where crime clusters, not a specific address.
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Across the wider Islington district
The figures below cover Islington — the council district EC1Y sits within, the finest grain we publish for schools, health, transport, amenities and who lives here.
- £645,000 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026)
- 216,587 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021)
- 97% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026)
- ≈16 min fastest train to London (OpenStreetMap + National Rail timetable (ATOC/RDG, GTFS), 2026)
- 90% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024)
- 18.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 people (police.uk, Jul 2026)
- 78.8 · 84.7 yrs life expectancy (men · women) (OSM (NHS facilities) + IoD2025 health domain + OHID Fingertips (outcomes), 2026/2025)
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Prices by postcode sector
Median sold price — most recent 12 months where available, else all-time. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
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