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Past price cycles in Islington

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 17 times since 1995. The deepest began in October 2007.

Deepest fall
−22.0%
Recovery from the low
25 months

Prices in Islington and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Islington
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodIslingtonUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026706.7534.7
Jul 2026726.7532.9
Jun 2026746.6530.1
May 2026758.3533.1
Apr 2026747.1530.6
Mar 2026743.0526.0
Feb 2026743.2527.6
Jan 2026779.4526.4
Dec 2025778.5524.8
Nov 2025781.9529.6
Oct 2025762.0528.4
Sep 2025763.5527.8
Aug 2025773.2529.8
Jul 2025766.1526.5
Jun 2025791.8522.4
May 2025773.3517.1
Apr 2025759.1509.5
Mar 2025727.5524.8
Feb 2025734.9518.5
Jan 2025745.6518.8
Dec 2024750.5517.0
Nov 2024744.9518.0
Oct 2024751.3519.4
Sep 2024751.2518.4
Aug 2024763.1519.1
Jul 2024769.2514.0
Jun 2024797.0508.3
May 2024811.6506.3
Apr 2024807.7502.2
Mar 2024772.6499.5
Feb 2024747.9498.6
Jan 2024736.9501.2
Dec 2023753.7501.6
Nov 2023759.9505.9
Oct 2023767.3509.4
Sep 2023760.9511.7
Aug 2023751.0514.2
Jul 2023746.0511.4
Jun 2023745.2505.8
May 2023765.8503.9
Apr 2023756.1502.2
Mar 2023742.0501.1
Feb 2023719.2506.8
Jan 2023729.0511.0
Dec 2022731.0515.4
Nov 2022742.0519.5
Oct 2022762.0520.3
Sep 2022766.0520.3
Aug 2022755.6519.2
Jul 2022739.0514.8
Jun 2022748.5505.4
May 2022769.3499.4
Apr 2022760.4493.8
Mar 2022740.1488.0
Feb 2022732.6486.2
Jan 2022737.7485.7
Dec 2021769.1480.1
Nov 2021758.8477.7
Oct 2021760.3468.5
Sep 2021740.3480.5
Aug 2021734.5466.8
Jul 2021712.3453.1
Jun 2021700.2475.4
May 2021708.2451.4
Apr 2021722.8448.4
Mar 2021742.4455.2
Feb 2021736.7448.6
Jan 2021724.0447.3
Dec 2020716.4447.3
Nov 2020722.9443.9
Oct 2020739.9439.4
Sep 2020742.4435.7
Aug 2020732.5431.1
Jul 2020707.8426.9
Jun 2020692.8423.4
May 2020682.9417.6
Apr 2020692.5415.5
Mar 2020703.6419.7
Feb 2020722.9416.0
Jan 2020719.7418.4
Dec 2019693.3418.1
Nov 2019678.1418.7
Oct 2019693.4420.2
Sep 2019706.8421.3
Aug 2019695.0421.0
Jul 2019681.6419.6
Jun 2019677.1415.0
May 2019677.2413.2
Apr 2019670.8412.6
Mar 2019679.1409.7
Feb 2019677.8410.8
Jan 2019686.7411.8
Dec 2018673.8414.4
Nov 2018686.5415.3
Oct 2018686.4417.1
Sep 2018713.9417.5
Aug 2018721.9418.3
Jul 2018732.6417.0
Jun 2018708.1411.9
May 2018703.7409.2
Apr 2018689.0407.5
Mar 2018704.7403.7
Feb 2018699.3406.1
Jan 2018705.0405.0
Dec 2017691.1406.5
Nov 2017696.5404.9
Oct 2017711.2406.0
Sep 2017724.9405.7
Aug 2017728.1407.2
Jul 2017721.9405.4
Jun 2017719.3400.2
May 2017712.9396.8
Apr 2017690.7394.4
Mar 2017671.9388.3
Feb 2017672.7389.1
Jan 2017691.3388.3
Dec 2016700.3388.7
Nov 2016689.1388.0
Oct 2016686.0386.2
Sep 2016699.3387.5
Aug 2016711.0388.1
Jul 2016701.4388.1
Jun 2016683.8384.0
May 2016698.0380.4
Apr 2016692.3376.0
Mar 2016698.3374.6
Feb 2016679.2370.8
Jan 2016690.1370.6
Dec 2015690.1369.6
Nov 2015705.7368.4
Oct 2015710.1365.6
Sep 2015710.8365.1
Aug 2015698.3364.3
Jul 2015698.4361.0
Jun 2015704.3355.0
May 2015696.4352.3
Apr 2015693.0348.5
Mar 2015681.0345.5
Feb 2015687.7344.2
Jan 2015666.2343.9
Dec 2014654.0345.7
Nov 2014649.7344.9
Oct 2014666.6346.1
Sep 2014670.9346.6
Aug 2014660.2346.2
Jul 2014648.0342.2
Jun 2014628.3337.5
May 2014616.8334.6
Apr 2014603.8331.1
Mar 2014603.0323.9
Feb 2014596.2322.7
Jan 2014592.5321.4
Dec 2013583.5321.0
Nov 2013572.0318.1
Oct 2013557.3316.4
Sep 2013551.9317.7
Aug 2013545.9317.4
Jul 2013530.8314.9
Jun 2013525.2311.4
May 2013517.9308.9
Apr 2013513.5307.3
Mar 2013511.9304.3
Feb 2013504.9302.5
Jan 2013515.8302.5
Dec 2012499.4304.6
Nov 2012499.1305.3
Oct 2012482.5305.0
Sep 2012464.7307.2
Aug 2012458.3308.3
Jul 2012470.3307.9
Jun 2012491.2306.7
May 2012490.0303.8
Apr 2012476.2302.8
Mar 2012471.1299.3
Feb 2012468.8298.5
Jan 2012462.7299.3
Dec 2011459.7301.3
Nov 2011464.5302.6
Oct 2011466.8302.5
Sep 2011474.6305.8
Aug 2011466.0306.6
Jul 2011451.0306.4
Jun 2011459.6302.6
May 2011459.1302.1
Apr 2011462.8303.4
Mar 2011444.5298.8
Feb 2011441.6300.2
Jan 2011450.7301.8
Dec 2010441.0304.3
Nov 2010446.1304.9
Oct 2010440.1308.5
Sep 2010445.8312.0
Aug 2010438.3312.8
Jul 2010435.7312.8
Jun 2010432.4309.7
May 2010425.2308.2
Apr 2010425.8306.7
Mar 2010420.9302.8
Feb 2010413.4302.8
Jan 2010398.3302.1
Dec 2009390.2303.2
Nov 2009396.9301.2
Oct 2009401.6300.2
Sep 2009398.7298.2
Aug 2009384.1295.9
Jul 2009367.0293.0
Jun 2009358.3287.8
May 2009355.0285.0
Apr 2009358.6281.1
Mar 2009353.2278.6
Feb 2009359.2280.3
Jan 2009355.9283.6
Dec 2008369.5290.3
Nov 2008382.7294.8
Oct 2008398.0303.4
Sep 2008416.5309.6
Aug 2008416.0317.6
Jul 2008426.9324.4
Jun 2008423.6328.0
May 2008431.8332.4
Apr 2008435.5330.4
Mar 2008434.6329.8
Feb 2008440.8332.2
Jan 2008441.0335.1
Dec 2007446.6341.3
Nov 2007445.3341.8
Oct 2007453.1342.0
Sep 2007449.1342.8
Aug 2007444.9342.3
Jul 2007431.4340.4
Jun 2007421.8336.1
May 2007399.5332.5
Apr 2007388.6328.7
Mar 2007382.9322.2
Feb 2007378.2319.8
Jan 2007361.0318.8
Dec 2006356.1319.0
Nov 2006354.1315.0
Oct 2006363.6313.4
Sep 2006352.4311.6
Aug 2006348.2310.3
Jul 2006344.3307.7
Jun 2006351.3303.4
May 2006349.6300.5
Apr 2006344.6297.7
Mar 2006335.6291.4
Feb 2006328.3289.0
Jan 2006318.0288.6
Dec 2005314.8289.0
Nov 2005319.5287.4
Oct 2005328.3286.6
Sep 2005327.9287.1
Aug 2005327.2287.6
Jul 2005322.5286.4
Jun 2005319.4282.8
May 2005315.4280.6
Apr 2005311.4277.6
Mar 2005312.0273.7
Feb 2005311.5271.5
Jan 2005317.5271.7
Dec 2004317.3271.9
Nov 2004316.2273.9
Oct 2004316.5274.3
Sep 2004319.1272.3
Aug 2004316.0272.8
Jul 2004310.3269.7
Jun 2004305.5264.1
May 2004308.2259.5
Apr 2004304.9256.4
Mar 2004300.2245.3
Feb 2004297.7244.7
Jan 2004297.0247.1
Dec 2003291.3245.6
Nov 2003284.6240.9
Oct 2003286.9243.6
Sep 2003294.4239.4
Aug 2003290.8240.2
Jul 2003284.7236.0
Jun 2003275.8231.9
May 2003277.3231.4
Apr 2003271.1233.0
Mar 2003277.1227.6
Feb 2003279.8222.8
Jan 2003285.8225.2
Dec 2002278.7226.8
Nov 2002281.0219.5
Oct 2002279.1217.3
Sep 2002279.4215.7
Aug 2002273.9210.6
Jul 2002269.2206.0
Jun 2002268.7204.4
May 2002266.6196.4
Apr 2002264.9191.4
Mar 2002257.5188.9
Feb 2002250.2182.5
Jan 2002244.4176.1
Dec 2001242.9176.7
Nov 2001244.4176.7
Oct 2001245.8176.7
Sep 2001248.1180.3
Aug 2001247.3180.3
Jul 2001246.5180.3
Jun 2001242.7174.1
May 2001239.6174.1
Apr 2001230.7174.1
Mar 2001223.3168.0
Feb 2001218.7168.0
Jan 2001221.2168.0
Dec 2000222.5168.9
Nov 2000218.4168.9
Oct 2000212.7168.9
Sep 2000215.0164.0
Aug 2000215.7164.0
Jul 2000217.4164.0
Jun 2000211.4161.0
May 2000206.9161.0
Apr 2000202.6161.0
Mar 2000195.6152.6
Feb 2000192.1152.6
Jan 2000188.2152.6
Dec 1999184.9148.8
Nov 1999183.9148.8
Oct 1999182.8148.8
Sep 1999180.1145.1
Aug 1999174.1145.1
Jul 1999168.5145.1
Jun 1999167.4137.1
May 1999164.8137.1
Apr 1999161.8137.1
Mar 1999154.4131.5
Feb 1999149.1131.5
Jan 1999146.2131.5
Dec 1998146.0130.7
Nov 1998148.8130.7
Oct 1998149.0130.7
Sep 1998152.9131.3
Aug 1998155.1131.3
Jul 1998155.3131.3
Jun 1998150.9125.8
May 1998142.7125.8
Apr 1998137.6125.8
Mar 1998134.9119.5
Feb 1998134.2119.5
Jan 1998132.7119.5
Dec 1997131.9116.5
Nov 1997131.3116.5
Oct 1997129.3116.5
Sep 1997128.4117.4
Aug 1997127.6117.4
Jul 1997127.0117.4
Jun 1997125.8111.7
May 1997124.1111.7
Apr 1997121.7111.7
Mar 1997120.2109.5
Feb 1997116.8109.5
Jan 1997114.7109.5
Dec 1996111.0108.0
Nov 1996108.5108.0
Oct 1996108.5108.0
Sep 1996107.8106.2
Aug 1996108.7106.2
Jul 1996108.7106.2
Jun 1996107.7102.2
May 1996105.1102.2
Apr 1996101.8102.2
Mar 199697.5102.1
Feb 199697.2102.1
Jan 199696.6102.1
Dec 199598.5100.6
Nov 1995102.7100.6
Oct 1995105.5100.6
Sep 1995107.6102.0
Aug 1995107.0102.0
Jul 1995107.0102.0
Jun 1995105.3101.1
May 1995102.0101.1
Apr 1995100.9101.1
Mar 1995101.0100.0
Feb 1995102.0100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
September 1995January 1996−10.2%45
July 1998December 1998−6.0%54
January 2003April 2003−5.1%34
September 2003November 2003−3.3%22
October 2005December 2005−4.1%23
October 2007March 2009−22.0%1725
September 2011December 2011−3.2%34
June 2012August 2012−6.7%23
September 2014November 2014−3.2%23
September 2015February 2016−4.4%56
August 2016March 2017−5.5%72
August 2017April 2018−5.4%83
July 2018April 2019−8.4%917
September 2020June 2021−5.7%94
December 2021February 2022−4.7%23
May 2022February 2023−6.5%913
May 2024August 2026−12.9%27Not yet

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Islington

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £543,383 and £673,332 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£608,358
Chance of a rise
18%

At the average sale price, a home costs £654,286. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £3,019 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
36%
Payment, one income
71%

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£2,884
Owning per month
£3,081

91.4% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
20
Per 1,000 residents
0.1

Figures for United Kingdom: Islington has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population fell by 1,688 while 200 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
200
Population change, 2025
−1,688

9.2% of the 106,898 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
9.2%
Empty homes
9,815

In 2025, 29% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
29%