Housing in N1 8RT
What the homes in N1 8RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Islington East & Arlington
- Council
- Islington
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,822 (2024)
N1 8RTLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (69%). Flats make up 85.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
18.1% of households in the N1 8RT area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 6.4% own outright and 11.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned18.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.6%1%
- Private rented32.2%20.5%
- Social rented46.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 37.4% 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 (29.7%). 16.6% 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 N1 8RT (Islington East & Arlington) (about 1,822 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.