Islington house prices increased slightly in April

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House prices increased slightly, by 0.1%, in Islington in April, new figures show.

The rise contributes to the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the area grow by 6.8% over the last year.

An imbalance between supply and demand for properties has remained the primary reason behind climbing house prices across the UK throughout the pandemic.

The need for larger deposits and constraints on accessing mortgages have pushed homeownership further out of reach for many first-time buyers – despite Government figures showing 50% of renters would be able to afford the monthly payments.

In a recent major speech in Blackpool, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a “comprehensive review” of the mortgage market would take place in a bid to help more people onto the property ladder.

The average Islington house price in April was £712,968, Land Registry figures show – a 0.1% increase on March.

Over the month, the picture was different to that across London, where prices increased 1%, and Islington was lower than the 1.1% rise for the UK as a whole.

Over the last year, the average sale price of property in Islington rose by £45,000 – putting the area 18th among London’s 33 local authorities with price data for annual growth.

The highest annual growth in the region was in Kensington and Chelsea, where property prices increased on average by 26.7%, to £1,514,000. At the other end of the scale, properties in Hammersmith and Fulham lost 2.5% of their value, giving an average price of £721,000.

First steps on the property ladder

First-time buyers in Islington spent an average of £670,000 on their property – £42,000 more than a year ago, and £65,000 more than in April 2017.

By comparison, former owner-occupiers paid £760,000 on average in April – 13.3% more than first-time buyers.

Property types

Owners of detached houses saw the biggest rise in property prices in Islington in April – they increased 0.4%, to £1,971,930 on average. Over the last year, prices rose by 12.1%.

Among other types of property:

Semi-detached: up 0.3% monthly; up 11.5% annually; £1,358,796 averageTerraced: up 0.4% monthly; up 8.8% annually; £1,162,014 averageFlats: up 0% monthly; up 6.2% annually; £626,780 average

How do property prices in Islington compare?

Buyers paid 34.6% more than the average price in London (£530,000) in April for a property in Islington. Across London, property prices are high compared to those across the UK, where the average cost £281,000.

The most expensive properties in London were in Kensington and Chelsea – £1.5 million on average, and 2.1 times as much as more than in Islington. Kensington and Chelsea properties cost 4.5 times as much as homes in Barking and Dagenham (£336,000 average), at the other end of the scale.

The highest property prices across the UK were in Kensington and Chelsea.

Factfile

Average property price in April

Islington: £712,968London:£529,829UK: £281,161

Annual growth to April

Islington: +6.8%London: +7.9%UK: +12.4%

Highest and lowest annual growth in London

Kensington and Chelsea: +26.7%Hammersmith and Fulham: -2.5%