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Housing in N1 3BL

What the homes in N1 3BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Islington East & Arlington
Council
Islington
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,406 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (58.5%). Flats make up 85.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

N1 3BLEngland
Detached1.4%22.9%
Semi-detached6.2%31.5%
Terraced7%23%
Purpose-built flat58.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house22.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

18.6% of households in the N1 3BL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 7.9% own outright and 10.7% with a mortgage.

N1 3BL
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England
  • Owned18.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented29.9%20.5%
  • Social rented49.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.9%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

N1 3BLEngland
Owned outright7.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council44.7%8.3%
From a housing association5.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

N1 3BLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.2%). 23.8% of households include dependent children.

N1 3BLEngland
Living alone, under 6631.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.2%12.8%
Couple, no children14.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households10%7.7%
Rents

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.

IslingtonEngland
All homes£2,868£1,459
One bedroom£2,178£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,697£1,335
Three bedrooms£3,005£1,489
Four or more£4,229£2,161
Detached£3,126£1,640
Semi-detached£3,127£1,449
Terraced£3,827£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,483£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around N1 3BL (Islington East & Arlington) (about 1,406 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.

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