Housing in EC1R 1UN
What the homes in EC1R 1UN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pentonville
- Council
- Islington
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,839 (2024)
EC1R 1UNLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (47%). Flats make up 76.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.6% of households in the EC1R 1UN area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.9% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.8% own outright and 15.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented27.9%20.5%
- Social rented36.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.9%). 16.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Islington
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Islington (August 2026, +6.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EC1R 1UN (Pentonville) (about 1,839 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.