Renting in Islington

Average Rent in Islington: £2,950/mo

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Median asking rent across 2,905 live Islington listings on 4 portals from £598/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£2,950 /month

2,905 live listings · 4 portals

Median monthly rent in Islington by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£1,600/mo	218
1 bed	£2,300/mo	850
2 bed	£3,250/mo	949
3 bed	£3,895/mo	328
4+ bed	£4,750/mo	252
Room (house share)	£1,163/mo	308

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 15 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Islington

What it costs to rent in Islington

Islington currently has 2,905 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £2,950 a month. 261 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 8% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is N6 at around £1,500/mo, while WC1X sits nearer £3,850/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.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Islington around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Islington by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 2,905 live listings across 4 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Islington

£1,600/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Islington is £1,600 a month, 46% below the city-wide median of £2,950, based on 218 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Islington

£2,300/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Islington is £2,300 a month, 22% below the city-wide median of £2,950, based on 850 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Islington

£3,250/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Islington is £3,250 a month, 10% above the city-wide median of £2,950, based on 949 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Islington

£3,895/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Islington is £3,895 a month, 32% above the city-wide median of £2,950, based on 328 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Islington

£4,750/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Islington is £4,750 a month, 61% above the city-wide median of £2,950, based on 252 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Islington

£1,163/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Islington house share is £1,163 a month, 61% below the city-wide median of £2,950, based on 308 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Islington rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Islington. Latest: £2,854/mo (Jul 26, +5.9% YoY).

Latest

£2,854

Jul 26

Annual

+5.9%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,941

Aug 21

Total change

+47%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Islington

Flats & apartments

2268

82% of listings

Houses

186

7% of listings

Rooms

308

11% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 61% of the 186 houses currently advertised in Islington.

Terraced
61%114
Other house
28%52
Semi-detached
5%10
Detached
5%10

Rent by postcode

Where Islington rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,369 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

1WC1X£3,850/mo83 rentals
2EC2A£3,650/mo22 rentals
3EC1V£3,550/mo369 rentals

Cheapest in Islington

1N6£1,500/mo9 rentals
2N16£1,582/mo13 rentals
3N8£2,000/mo3 rentals

Features · Islington

Garden, parking, and floor area in Islington

Live signal across 2,905 Islington rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

73%

of 784 Islington listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

27%

of 398 Islington listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£4.63 /sqft

Median 690 sqft across 970 Islington listings that publish floor area.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Islington this week

261 homes came onto the Islington rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

261 new this weekUpdated today

Listings refresh as our scraper picks up new properties for Islington. Click through to the source portal to enquire.

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2119

SpareRoom

308

OpenRent

301

OnTheMarket

177

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Frequently asked

Renting in Islington — your questions answered

How much is rent in Islington?

The average (median) asking rent in Islington is £2,950 a month — a 1-bed is £2,300 and a 2-bed £3,250, based on 2,905 live listings across 4 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Islington?

The median asking rent for a studio in Islington is £1,600 a month, 46% below the city-wide median of £2,950, based on 218 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Islington?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Islington is £2,300 a month, 22% below the city-wide median of £2,950, based on 850 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Islington?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Islington is £3,250 a month, 10% above the city-wide median of £2,950, based on 949 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Islington?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Islington is £3,895 a month, 32% above the city-wide median of £2,950, based on 328 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Islington?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Islington is £4,750 a month, 61% above the city-wide median of £2,950, based on 252 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Islington?

The median asking rent for a room in a Islington house share is £1,163 a month, 61% below the city-wide median of £2,950, based on 308 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Islington?

There are currently 2,905 rental properties available in Islington, with 261 new listings added in the last 7 days.

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