— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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12,706 people · median £659,400 · Islington
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Islington Council · Labour-controlled 32/51 seats · 63% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £659,400, up 1% over five years. That's about 11.8× local earnings — around the 14× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 44 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£659,400
5-year change+1%
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
Resold at a loss from Islington12.7%
Of the homes across Islington that sold again within five years, 12.7% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than London (18%).
By property type
Flats12.7%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new17.4%
Bought second-hand11.8%
Overall
Typical resale gain+29.9% · ~9.8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (4,349 resale pairs) across Islington — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership33%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,108
London Borough of Islington£1,598
Greater London Authority£511
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,405
Band B£1,640
Band C£1,874
Band D (baseline)£2,108
Band E£2,577
Band F£3,045
Band G£3,514
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
£7,759 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 N5 2 47 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highbury New Park | £306,000 | 746 | -3.7% |
| Petherton Road | £349,975 | 548 | +32.7% |
| Grosvenor Avenue | £285,000 | 446 | -10% |
| Riversdale Road | £370,000 | 285 | +13.8% |
| Aberdeen Park | £365,000 | 277 | -54.4% |
| Aberdeen Road | £371,250 | 266 | +7.2% |
| Mountgrove Road | £300,000 | 255 | +62.6% |
| Beresford Road | £327,000 | 251 | +8.7% |
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
Neighbourhood prices in Islington how N5 2 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 N5 2 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1c Poets Road | Flat | — | — | £600,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 58 Riversdale Road | Flat | — | — | £560,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 6 Highbury Grove Court Highbury Grove | Flat | 1 | C | £386,500 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 4 49 Aberdeen Road | Flat | 3 | D | £836,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 89a, Kelvin Road | Flat | 2 | C | £535,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 9 Masefield Court Poets Road | Flat | 1 | C | £542,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 62a Mountgrove Road | Flat | — | — | £775,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 1 Orwell Court Petherton Road | Flat | 3 | D | £530,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 2a, Grosvenor Avenue | Detached | 2 | E | £375,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 4 38 Petherton Road | Flat | 1 | C | £542,000 | Jun 2026 |
132 sales in 12 months — 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
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