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Pentonville

Middle area

South Islington. 8,625 people in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Pentonville’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£770,000
173rd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,833
3,827th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Pentonville compares

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Median sale price23 middle areas, Islington · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Islington23 areas from £485,000 to £975,000. The middle area is £645,839. Pentonville is £770,000.
£770,0004th highest
Population23 middle areas, Islington · 2021
Population: every middle area in Islington23 areas from 7,354 to 12,420. The middle area is 9,356. Pentonville is 7,833.
7,8333rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage23 middle areas, Islington · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Islington23 areas from 82.3% to 99.9%. The middle area is 95.7%. Pentonville is 94.5%.
94.5%joint 8th lowest
Claimant rate23 middle areas, Islington · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Islington23 areas from 2.8% to 9.1%. The middle area is 5.7%. Pentonville is 5.8%.
5.8%10th highest

Figures for the whole of Islington

These figures are published for the whole of Islington, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Islington and not Pentonville alone. See Islington

Average house price
£674,592
Down 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£50,692
13th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
13.3×
11th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.7
62nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Pentonville in brief

The median price paid for a home in Pentonville was £770,000 in 2025.

Pentonville had 7,833 usual residents at the census.

In Pentonville, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pentonville, 5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.