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Housing in N7 6FF

What the homes in N7 6FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Holloway Nag's Head
Council
Islington
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,369 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.2%). Flats make up 72.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

N7 6FFEngland
Detached0.7%22.9%
Semi-detached2.5%31.5%
Terraced23.9%23%
Purpose-built flat43.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house26.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.4% of households in the N7 6FF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 17.8% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.

N7 6FF
43%
36%
19%
England
  • Owned43.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented36.5%20.5%
  • Social rented19%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

N7 6FFEngland
Owned outright17.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council5.8%8.3%
From a housing association13.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

N7 6FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.2%). 18.7% of households include dependent children.

N7 6FFEngland
Living alone, under 6622.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.1%12.8%
Couple, no children21.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households22%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 N7 6FF (Holloway Nag's Head) (about 1,369 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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