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Get started2 Rector Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N1 7DG). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since March 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 8.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £986,000 sits 74.5% above the 2010 sale of £565,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£739/sq ft) was about 79% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension (roofing over rear yard to form a habitable room) plus associated works and alterations.
2 Rector Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£986,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 10 years.
£565,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 10 years.
On floor area, 2 Rector Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,958
Street avg £7,607
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Packington Street / Cruden St — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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26 March 2010Most recent
£565,000
+55.9%over 6 years16 February 2004
£362,500
+18.9%over 2 years28 February 2001
£305,000
+16.2%over 7 months21 July 2000
£262,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in N1 7DG: £460,000 (2015–2001).
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
N1 7DB
Closest school
0.2 km
City of London Academy Islington. 101 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB
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