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Barnsbury

17,341 people · median £581,375 · Islington

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

dearestcheapest
£581,375 median 5th cheapest of 18 neighbourhoods
among 18 neighbourhoods in Islington

A typical home here sells for £581,375, down 13.3% over five years. That's about 11.8× local earnings — around the 14× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 121 sales
£319k£425k£530k£635k£741k2010201720252013 +18%−11%£625,000
Median sold price£581,375
5-year change-13.3%
Price per square metre£8,839 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£34k£218k£403k£587k£771k1995201020251999 +33%−11%£625,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Semi-detached
£2.5m
Terraced
£1.5m
Flat
£535k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.8× · five-year average 14×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership24%

Owned outright
11%
With a mortgage
13%
Private rented
28%
Social rented
47%
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

£8,839 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 £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in Barnsbury 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Caledonian Road£272,000471-6.5%
Hemingford Road£549,950305-3.8%
Copenhagen Street£370,000254-4.6%
Bunning Way£205,000229+7.4%
Gifford Street£360,000212-6.3%
Lofting Road£370,000185+6.9%
Huntingdon Street£462,500180+39.5%
Offord Road£335,000179+17.6%
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 Barnsbury 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 Barnsbury — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
212 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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