Islington Property Market 📊 October 2025 | Islington Estate Agents
- Jacob Littorin
- 7 days ago
- 3 min read
Hello! 👋 This is your monthly property market update covering the latest from the postcodes of N1, N5, and N7, as well as statistics from Greater London and the UK, from me, Jacob, your Personal Estate Agent in our beloved Islington. 💜
First, let's talk about back-to-back viewings. It takes a lot of skill and technique to sell your home. If you thought getting viewing requests through Rightmove was a good thing, it's even better to bundle them together, scheduling them back-to-back.
Why? First off, you save time by preparing your home for a set of viewings, while it saves your estate agent time as well. Secondly, it's a proven selling technique. As learned by some of the greatest real estate agents in the world, back-to-back viewings mean potential buyers see each other when they arrive and leave.
Thirdly, it creates a ton of urgency to buy - crucial for a sale. So encourage your estate agent to arrange back-to-back viewings... if you haven't sold yet.
Jacob x
The latest from Islington
Jacob's takeaways
Across Islington, there are more homes available for sale than there were in 2024, 2023, and 2022.
New listings are at similar levels to previous years; however, the number of sales agreed is down to 190 compared to 235 last year.
Meanwhile, buyer demand (average daily views per property) is lower than in 2024 and 2023.
For the year-to-date cumulative statistics, the number of new listings across N1, N5 and N7 is ahead of 2024, 2023, and 2022 (precisely 200 more new listings so far this year than in 2024). However, sales agreed don't keep up and are falling behind 2024.
For selling successes, the fall-through rate for properties below £1m keeps declining (to 25.5%), a good sign; however, for £1m+ homes, the trendline was broken in October, increasing to 18.2% - yet still lower than for below £1m.
The latest news from the UK
Simon Gates of Opening The Gates reported on the year-to-date UK property market performance (Jan-Oct 2025). The number of homes for sale keeps rising, but the number of sales agreed doesn't keep up.
Year-to-date, the asking price for sold properties increased slightly and agreed sale prices per square foot rose by 1.5%. This indicates that the actual sales prices continue to edge higher, slowly.
Meanwhile, properties withdrawing from the market year-to-date, compared with Jan-Oct 2024, increased by 1.3% and fall-throughs by 7%. This is likely due to the increase in price reductions and the decade-high number of homes available for sale across the UK.
Rightmove reported that the UK property market remained resilient in October, while it wasn't strong enough to drive the usual Autumn bounce of the market.
However, agreed sales across the UK are up 5% year-to-date compared to the same period in 2024, a good sign for the market.
Meanwhile, the annual price dip continues, with falls in prices across London and the south of England, which is being particularly affected by a combination of increased stamp duty, high buyer choice, and reduced appeal to some international buyers.
Zoopla reported that budget uncertainty is prompting buyers to 'wait and see', leading to the first annual decline in sales agreed in two years.
They note that demand is down by 8% compared with this time last year, while sales agreed have fallen by 3%.
Even more homes are for sale across the country, up 7%, meaning serious buyers now have more choice than they have seen in recent years. Zoopla stresses that getting the price right is now more important than ever if you want to secure a sale.
Jacob's takeaways
You must price your property correctly from the outset to achieve a sale and move to your dream home. As the data suggests, it is not worth it to test an inflated price. With expert strategy and a price that attracts interest, you can achieve a sale and move on to the next chapter of your life. 💜
We are in this together, and this is your monthly Islington Property Market update from Jacob Littorin, your Personal Estate Agent in Islington. Published since 2023 - subscribe to not miss the next edition, always covering our beloved Islington. 💜
Jacob x
