Islington: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£1,674,032

Semi-detached

£1,406,430

Terraced

£1,151,398

Flat or maisonette

£560,124

First-time buyers

£595,300

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  171,754 in 1991 → 223,024 in 2024 (+29.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £291,468 in 2005 → £674,592 in 2026 (+131.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £567 in 2008 → £898 in 2025 (+58.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  62.7% in 2004 → 79.3% in 2023 (+26.5%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  5.0% in 2001 → 5.7% in 2025 (+14.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £16,616 in 1997 → £44,201 in 2024 (+166.0%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Islington; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Job density · Economy & work1.71 jobs per resident (2024) · 4th highest of 350
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£898 (April 2025) · 3rd highest of 359
• Business births · Economy & work15.7% (2024) · 4th highest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment7,271 kWh (2024/25) · 5th lowest of 347

Where it ranks worst

• New homes · Housing2.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 290th highest of 296
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills22.4% (2024/25) · 129th lowest of 132
• Housing affordability · Housing12.3× earnings (April 2025) · 305th lowest of 316
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 344th lowest of 363

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.2 years · England 80.0 · 64th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.5 years · England 83.8 · 44th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)60.5 years · England 60.9 · 72nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)60.5 years · England 61.3 · 76th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)291.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 49th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.1% · England 10.4 · 51st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)49.8% · England 64.6 · 5th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.8% · England 68.3 · 88th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)47.0 score · England 46.0 · 55th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.5% · England 5.8 · 65th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)19.4% · England 19.8 · 85th lowest of 153