138 St John Street, Islington, London, EC1V 4UA
About 138 St John Street
138 St John Street is a property in Islington, London, London (EC1V 4UA). It has council tax band F.
It hasn't traded since April 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
No EPC on record
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Planning history
138 St John Street has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Aug 2025Change Of UseFullIn report
Replacement of shopfront windows and doors. Change of use of the front unit (4sqm) from Class F1(b) to Class E.
New Windows- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- P2025/0151/FUL
- Aug 2017ConditionsIn report
Approval of Details in pursuant to Condition 5 (Green Roof) of planning permission ref. P2014/3123/FUL dated 25 November 2014 which granted permission for the following: The erection of full width rear extensions at second and third floors and an enlarged roof extension at fourth floor level and the erection of a garden trellis to the rear first floor roof and garden. Retention of the basement studio (B1), part exhibition space (D1) and part residential (C3) to ground floor, and residential (C3) to upper floors.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P2017/2591/AOD
What's in 138 St John Street, Islington, London, EC1V 4UA's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
138 St John Street has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£114,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 April 1995Most recent
£114,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EC1V 4UA: £550,000 (2024–1995).
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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 /Clerkenwell Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School. 97 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.4dB