The Roof Terrace Apartments, Flat 7, 5 Great Sutton Street, Islington, London, EC1V 0BY
About The Roof Terrace Apartments
The Roof Terrace Apartments is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (EC1V 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 664 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. At 62 m² this is the 2nd 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 across 14 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in May 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £659,000 is 28% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£776/sq ft) was about 91.8% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Building
- LiftYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
The Roof Terrace Apartments's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
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.
£659,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 11 years.
£515,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
3 May 2012Most recent
£515,000
+18.4%over 3 years12 December 2008
£435,000
+33.8%over 3 years6 December 2005
£325,000
+9.8%over 3 years8 August 2002
£296,000
+20.8%over 9 months24 October 2001
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EC1V 0BY: £850,000 (2025–2013).
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 5, 5 Great Sutton Street, Islington, London, EC1V 0BY
Sold Nov 2022
£850,000The Roof Terrace Apartments, Flat 14, 5 Great Sutton Street, Islington, London, EC1V 0BY
Sold Oct 2017
£1,500,000The 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 habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,350
Street avg £6,161
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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