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Archway

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20,435 people · median £587,000 · Islington

Islington Council · Labour-controlled   32/51 seats · 63% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest
£587,000 median 6th cheapest of 18 neighbourhoods
among 18 neighbourhoods in Islington

A typical home here sells for £587,000, up 7.5% over five years. That's about 11.8× local earnings — around the 14× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 63 sales
£306k£381k£455k£530k£604k201120182026 YTD2015 +17%−9%£560,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£587,000
5-year change+7.5%
Full history since 1995
£21k£174k£328k£481k£635k199520102026 YTD1998 +30%−9%£560,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Terraced
£1.1m
Flat
£479k
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 (18.4%).

By property type
Flats12.8%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new17.8%
Bought second-hand11.8%
Overall
Typical resale gain+29.7% · ~9.9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (4,502 resale pairs) across Islington — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership27%

Owned outright
11%
With a mortgage
16%
Private rented
30%
Social rented
42%
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

£5,800 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 Archway 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Marlborough Road£247,500426+22.4%
Fairbridge Road£390,000310+36.9%
St Johns Way£282,500230+30.1%
St Johns Villas£283,900229-14.3%
Highgate Hill£345,000227-13%
Hornsey Lane£280,000182-1.7%
Junction Road£249,950170—
Hornsey Road£213,475160+14.9%
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 Archway compares · from Islington

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Clerkenwell +16.3%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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 Archway — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
246 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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