The Roof Terrace Apartments, Flat 5, 5 Great Sutton Street, Islington, London, EC1V 0BY
About The Roof Terrace Apartments
The Roof Terrace Apartments is a mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (EC1V 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2022) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 98 m² this is the 11th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in The Roof Terrace Apartments, where floor areas span 56–184 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold November 2022 for £850,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£806/sq ft) was about 90.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Roof Terrace Apartments ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
The Roof Terrace Apartments has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The Roof Terrace Apartments has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£907,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 21 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2022Most recent
£850,000
+25.9%over 10 years3 May 2012
£675,000
+77.6%over 8 years27 November 2003
£380,000
+20.6%over 1 year24 December 2001
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EC1V 0BY: £815,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in EC1V 0BY
The Roof Terrace Apartments, Flat 15, 5 Great Sutton Street, Islington, London, EC1V 0BY
Sold Jan 2025
£1,831,433The Roof Terrace Apartments, Flat 8, 5 Great Sutton Street, Islington, London, EC1V 0BY
Sold May 2023
£815,000The Roof Terrace Apartments, Flat 14, 5 Great Sutton Street, Islington, London, EC1V 0BY
Sold Oct 2017
£1,500,000The Roof Terrace Apartments, Flat 7, 5 Great Sutton Street, Islington, London, EC1V 0BY
Sold May 2012
£515,000The Roof Terrace Apartments, Flat 11, 5 Great Sutton Street, Islington, London, EC1V 0BY
Sold Aug 2011
£615,000
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Versus other Great Sutton Street homes
The Roof Terrace Apartments outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,673
Street avg £6,136
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Goswell Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School. 99 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.3dB