396 St John Street, Islington, London, EC1V 4NJ
About 396 St John Street
396 St John Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (EC1V 4NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. At 116 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (39–116 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£953/sq ft) was about 4423.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £1,190,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- ConciergeYes
Energy performance
396 St John Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2007HeritageIn report
Listed building consent application in connection with erection of various signs including 5 x fascia signs and 2 x hanging signs.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- P072462
- Dec 2007AdvertisingIn report
Erection of various signs including 5 x fascia signs and 2 x hanging signs.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- P072387
What's in 396 St John Street, Islington, London, EC1V 4NJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 15 years.
£1,190,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
10 August 2022Most recent
£1,190,000
26 April 2016
£1,195,000
+44.0%over 8 years24 June 2007
£830,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in EC1V 4NJ: £22,000 (2023–2019).
Everything we know about 396 St John Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other St John Street homes
396 St John Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£10,259
Street avg £208
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
St John Street / Goswell Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School. 85 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
59.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.3dB