Business rates in Islington

3,879 retail, hospitality and leisure premises across 307 streets, each checked against the 2026 rating list. Pick your street below.

LondonIslington
Premises assessed
3,879
Median rateable value
£23,750
Streets covered
307
WHAT THE PUBLIC RECORD SHOWS FOR ISLINGTON
Premises typeCountShare
Retail 2,936 75.7%
Hospitality 830 21.4%
Leisure 113 2.9%

Flags across Islington

FlagPremisesShare
Rateable value inside the full small business relief band 589 15.2%
Rateable value inside the tapered band 407 10.5%
Rate per m² above the street median for comparable use 402 10.4%
Valuation rose 25% or more at the 2026 revaluation 1,262 32.5%
Valuation fell 25% or more at the 2026 revaluation 43 1.1%
Nothing flagged from public data. Needs the bill 1,672 43.1%

A flag records where a premises sits in the public record. It is not a finding that a bill is wrong. The bill itself shows which reliefs and which multiplier were applied. Source: 2026 rating list, data as of August 2026.

Rateable values in Islington

The spread of rateable values across Islington, by type of premises. If yours sits well outside the range for its type, that is worth understanding. On its own it is not evidence of an error.

Premises typePremises Lower quartileMedian Upper quartile
All retail, hospitality and leisure 3,848 £14,750 £23,750 £45,812
Retail 2,916 £13,750 £21,000 £34,750
Hospitality 820 £22,250 £38,750 £81,625
Leisure 112 £32,562 £66,250 £159,750

Value per square metre in Islington

Rateable values are largely built from a rate per square metre applied to the trading area. That rate is what decides your valuation. It is published only in the detailed valuations, premises by premises. The summary below is ours.

Premises typeWith published area Lower quartileMedian Upper quartile
All retail, hospitality and leisure 3,562 £450 £580 £740
Retail 2,911 £450 £580 £740
Hospitality 561 £488 £605 £875
Leisure 90 £155 £235 £414

Per square metre of floor area (NIA), from the published detailed valuations. Premises without a published area are not counted.

The most valuable retail streets in Islington

Streets ranked by the median value per square metre of their retail, hospitality and leisure premises. Only streets with at least five premises with a published area are ranked. 100 of 307 qualify.

#Street Premises Median £/m² Median RV
1 Parkfield Street N1 22 £2,325 £167,000
2 Charlton Place N1 5 £1,770 £23,750
3 Theberton Street N1 12 £1,575 £50,625
4 Camden Passage N1 52 £1,450 £28,750
5 Cowcross Street EC1M 30 £1,450 £48,500
6 Islington High Street N1 32 £1,400 £53,000
7 Cross Street N1 23 £1,250 £35,000
8 Upper Street N1 335 £1,240 £54,500
9 Finsbury Pavement EC2A 6 £1,150 £146,000
10 Clerkenwell Road EC1M 34 £1,100 £53,250
11 St John Street EC1M 28 £1,100 £43,500
12 Exmouth Market EC1R 47 £1,035 £37,625
13 Islington Green N1 13 £970 £43,000
14 Paul Street EC2A 5 £960 £29,750
15 Whitecross Street EC1Y 40 £940 £25,375
16 Aldersgate Street EC1A 7 £875 £20,750
17 St John Street EC1V 47 £800 £34,750
18 Amwell Street EC1R 19 £775 £19,750
19 Old Street EC1V 54 £775 £55,000
20 Farringdon Road EC1R 14 £770 £46,875
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