Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Islington (July 2026)
The average private rent in Islington is £2,854 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £673,384 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.1%, ranked 69 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Islington
The average private rent across all property types is £2,854 a month (+5.9% on a year earlier). The regional median in London is £1,962.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,167 | £26,004 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,684 | £32,208 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,989 | £35,868 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £4,209 | £50,508 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Islington: one to two bedrooms adds 23.9% to the rent, two to three adds 11.4% and three to four-plus adds 40.8% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Islington
The average price paid is £673,384 (-8.1% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £1,669,506 |
| Semi-detached | £1,394,409 |
| Terraced | £1,141,667 |
| Flat | £559,954 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Islington. Rents moved +5.9% over the year against −8.1% for prices — a gap of 14 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Islington ranks 73rd of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 312th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Islington
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £2,684 | £559,954 | 5.8% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £2,989 | £1,141,667 | 3.1% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £2,989 | £1,394,409 | 2.6% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £4,209 | £1,669,506 | 3% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Islington is on flats at 5.8%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is semi-detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 5.1% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 69 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.5%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £85,620 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 31% of EPCs lodged in Islington over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 28% at D (EPC ratings in Islington).
- Council tax: Band D in Islington is £2,108 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Islington).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £2,854 supports a loan of about £429,442, which is 63.8% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Islington
- Yield calculator with £673,384 and £2,854 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £2,854 a month
- Rental income tax on £34,248 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in London
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | £1,696 | £371,030 | 5.5% | +2.8% |
| Hackney | £2,644 | £605,442 | 5.2% | +3.2% |
| Greenwich | £1,980 | £465,132 | 5.1% | +5.6% |
| Southwark | £2,431 | £582,473 | 5% | +3.8% |
| Croydon | £1,581 | £394,736 | 4.8% | +3.3% |
| Enfield | £1,821 | £471,019 | 4.6% | +5.1% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Islington · EPC ratings in Islington.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
Asked about this area
£2,854 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 5.9% on a year earlier.
£673,384 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.1% gross on the averages — £2,854 rent against a £673,384 price — ranking 69 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 5.8% gross (£2,684 rent on a £559,954 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +5.9% against prices −8.1% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £85,620 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.