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100 recorded sales · median £537,250 · Islington
Islington Council · Labour-controlled 32/51 seats · 63% · OCD 2026
74/100
Good
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£537k
median price
18.7
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£537k
median sold price
11.8 yrs
of local pay to buy
8 min
London — fastest
15
rail stations mapped
0
grammar schools
71
schools total
18.7
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
894
ASB — most
25.5
NO₂ · WHO 10
0%
in a flood zone
359
green spaces
9.3
PM2.5 · WHO 5
1,282
eat & drink
267
shops
89.5%
gigabit
48
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£612,500 in 2010 → £572,500 in 2026
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Islington, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £537,250. That's about 11.8× local earnings — around the 14× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 · 2 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 100 sales£537,250
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
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 ownership27%
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
Neighbourhood prices in Islington how Laycock Street 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 Laycock Street — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 12 Transenna Works 1 Laycock Street | Flat | — | — | £745,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 38 Laycock Street | Flat | — | — | £400,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 3 Transenna Works 1 Laycock Street | Other | — | — | £657,500 | Jul 2025 |
| Apartment 14 29 Laycock Street | Flat | — | — | £1,270,000 | Jan 2025 |
| Apartment 18 29 Laycock Street | Flat | — | — | £1,270,000 | Dec 2024 |
| Flat 15 Transenna Works 1 Laycock Street | Flat | — | — | £750,000 | Nov 2024 |
| Flat 6 Transenna Works 1 Laycock Street | Other | — | — | £25,000 | May 2024 |
| Apartment 5 29, Laycock Street | Flat | — | — | £900,000 | Nov 2023 |
| Flat 3 Transenna Works 1 Laycock Street | Flat | — | — | £760,000 | Nov 2022 |
| FLAT 6 THE ECLIPSE BUILDING 26 LAYCOCK STREET | Flat | — | — | £1,075,000 | Oct 2022 |
24 recent sales — 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
How safe is it? from Islington
Crime runs at 18.7 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month18.7
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Islington
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Islington district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Islington
Population216,589
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 4/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
3.6/10
Employment
3.9/10
Education & skills
6.4/10
Health & disability
4.2/10
Crime
5.1/10
Housing & services
5.1/10
Living environment
2.3/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Islington — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+63%
Unemployment · economically active residents8%
Degree-level (Level 4+)57%
Good or very good health84%
Own their home27%
Median age33.5
Born outside the UK40%
See the full Islington report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 3 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
3 of 3 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 3 nearest inspected schools
of the 3 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laycock Primary School | Primary | Good ('24) | 0.0 km |
| Canonbury Primary School | Primary | — | 0.2 km |
| kGems Day Nursery - Islington | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.3 km |
| London Scandinavian School | Primary | — | 0.3 km |
| William Tyndale Primary School | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 0.3 km |
| Westbourne Early Years Centre | Nursery | Good ('23) | 0.4 km |
| St Mary Magdalene Academy | All-through | Outstanding ('23) | 0.5 km |
| North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School | Secondary | — | 0.5 km |
| Martin Luther King Adventure Playground | Nursery | — | 0.5 km |
| Thornhill Primary School | Primary | — | 0.6 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 78.8 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 84.7 yrs |
| Smoking | 9.1% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 49.8% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
25
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.0 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 0.5 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
12 of 13 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islington Central Medical Centre | GP | Good ('19) | 0.0 km |
| Roman Way Medical Centre | GP | Good ('17) | 0.0 km |
| Rose Chemist | Pharmacy | — | 0.1 km |
| Dermacia Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.3 km |
| Clan Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.5 km |
| North Central London Integrated Care | Dentist | — | 0.5 km |
| Egerton Chemist | Pharmacy | — | 0.6 km |
| Atkins Chemist | Pharmacy | — | 0.7 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Islington
5 nearest stations.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highbury & Islington | 0.1 mi | — | no direct train |
| Essex Road | 0.5 mi | — | no direct train |
| Caledonian Road & Barnsbury | 0.5 mi | — | no direct train |
| Drayton Park | 0.6 mi | — | no direct train |
| Canonbury | 0.6 mi | — | no direct train |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging38 points
Per 10,000 residents1.8
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Islington
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1001.3%
Flood zone0% of postcodes
Radonup to 1–3% of homes
Historic landfill6 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings1,048
Conservation areas41
Green belt0%
Green spaces359
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Islington
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 1,282 | 84% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 267 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 48 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 359 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Islington
Figures for the wider Islington — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate8%
In work (employment rate)62.6%
Companies registered here216,326
New incorporations (12m)56,299
Property companies (SPVs)20,307
See the full Islington report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district