Renting in Islington

Average Rent in Islington

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The average rent in Islington is £3,000/mo, with 1,692 live listings across 4 portals from £665/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Islington rental appears.

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Latest rentals in Islington

The freshest listings we picked up across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders.

352 new this weekUpdated today
  1. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Studio Flat, Blackstock Road, N4
    £1,300/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Studio Flat, Blackstock Road, N4

    11View listing
  2. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in 1 Bed Flat, Pear Tree Court, EC1R
    £3,000/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    1 Bed Flat, Pear Tree Court, EC1R

    11View listing
  3. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in 2 Bed Flat, Drummond Street, NW1
    £2,925/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    2 Bed Flat, Drummond Street, NW1

    21View listing
  4. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Islington
    £3,300/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    22View listing
  5. 4 bed flat/apartment for rent in 4 Bed Maisonette, Delancey St, NW1
    £4,767/moOpenRent

    4 bed flat/apartment

    4 Bed Maisonette, Delancey St, NW1

    41View listing
  6. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in 1 Bed Flat, Brewhouse Yard, EC1V
    £2,900/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    1 Bed Flat, Brewhouse Yard, EC1V

    11View listing
  7. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in 1 Bed Flat, Compton St, EC1V
    £2,350/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    1 Bed Flat, Compton St, EC1V

    11View listing
  8. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Islington
    £2,290/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    11View listing
  9. 3 bed flat/apartment for rent in Islington
    £3,700/moOpenRent

    3 bed flat/apartment

    32View listing
  10. 3 bed flat/apartment for rent in Islington
    £3,700/moOpenRent

    3 bed flat/apartment

    32View listing
  11. 4 bed room for rent in Room in a Shared Flat, Tompion House, EC1V
    £1,160/moOpenRent

    4 bed room

    Room in a Shared Flat, Tompion House, EC1V

    41View listing
  12. 4 bed flat/apartment for rent in Islington
    £4,780/moOpenRent

    4 bed flat/apartment

    43View listing
  13. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in 2 Bed Flat, Hand Axe Yard, WC1X
    £4,300/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    2 Bed Flat, Hand Axe Yard, WC1X

    22View listing
  14. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in 2 Bed Flat, Hand Axe Yard, WC1X
    £4,250/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    2 Bed Flat, Hand Axe Yard, WC1X

    22View listing
  15. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in 2 Bed Flat, Provost Estate, N1
    £2,450/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    2 Bed Flat, Provost Estate, N1

    21View listing
  16. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in 2 Bed Flat, Swinton Street, WC1X
    £5,000/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    2 Bed Flat, Swinton Street, WC1X

    21View listing
  17. 1 bed room for rent in Room in a Shared House, St. Peter's Street, N1
    £1,780/moOpenRent

    1 bed room

    Room in a Shared House, St. Peter's Street, N1

    11View listing
  18. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Islington
    £2,300/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    11View listing
  19. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Islington
    £2,650/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    21View listing
  20. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Islington
    £3,350/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    21View listing
  21. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Islington
    £2,700/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    11View listing
  22. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in 2 Bed Flat, Caledonian Road, N1
    £2,650/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    2 Bed Flat, Caledonian Road, N1

    21View listing
  23. 2 bed room for rent in Islington
    £1,300/moOpenRent

    2 bed room

    22View listing
  24. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Islington
    £2,400/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    21View listing

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Renting in Islington

What it costs to rent in Islington

Islington currently has 1,692 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £3,000 a month. 352 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 7% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is N6 at around £1,746/mo, while WC1X sits nearer £4,200/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Islington rental market at a glance

1,692

Active rentals in Islington

£3,000/mo

Median monthly rent

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Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Islington

Median monthly rent, based on 1,692 active listings across 4 property sites.

BedroomsMedian rentAvailable
1 bed£2,350/mo490
2 bed£3,250/mo591
3 bed£3,850/mo196
4+ bed£5,100/mo147
Room£1,155/mo138

Updated August 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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Property types

What’s on offer in Islington

Flats & apartments

1377

85% of listings

Houses

102

6% of listings

Rooms

138

9% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Islington — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 58% of the 102 houses currently advertised in Islington.

  • Terraced
    58%59
  • Other house
    29%30
  • Semi-detached
    8%8
  • Detached
    5%5

Rent by postcode

Where Islington rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,467 live listings in 20 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Islington

  1. 1WC1X£4,200/mo61 rentals
  2. 2EC2A£3,650/mo18 rentals
  3. 3EC1V£3,597/mo254 rentals

Cheapest in Islington

  1. 1N6£1,746/mo6 rentals
  2. 2N8£2,000/mo3 rentals
  3. 3WC1H£2,000/mo5 rentals

Features · Islington

Garden, parking, and floor area in Islington

Live signal across 1,692 Islington rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

76%

of 453 Islington listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

26%

of 205 Islington listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£4.65 /sqft

Median 702 sqft across 582 Islington listings that publish floor area.

Where we search

Islington listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Islington.

Rightmove
1326
OpenRent
147
SpareRoom
138
OnTheMarket
81

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Renting in Islington — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Islington?

The median rent in Islington is £3000/month based on 1692 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-08).

How many rental properties are available in Islington?

There are currently 1692 rental properties available in Islington, with 352 new listings added in the last 7 days.

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