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396 St John Street, Islington, London, EC1V 4NJ

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 01
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
116 m²
1249 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 396 St John Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemElectric
  • ConciergeYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

396 St John Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 396 St John Street, Islington, London, EC1V 4NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2007
    Heritage
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2007
    Advertising
    In report

    Erection of various signs including 5 x fascia signs and 2 x hanging signs.

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    P072387
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£1,288,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£1,190,000

Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 August 2022Most recent

    £1,190,000

  2. 26 April 2016

    £1,195,000

    +44.0%over 8 years
  3. 24 June 2007

    £830,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in EC1V 4NJ: £22,000 (2023–2019).

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On the street

Versus other St John Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

396 St John Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£10,259

Street avg £208

Strongly above

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.7 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EC1V 4NJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EC1V 4NJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

59.0dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for EC1V 4NJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 396 St John Street, Islington, London, EC1V 4NJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.