4 Plimsoll Road, Islington, London, N4 2EW
About 4 Plimsoll Road
4 Plimsoll Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N4 2EW). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 140 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 22 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,692,000 is 13.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£992/sq ft) was about 134.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £1,495,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A an extension application was refused at 4 Plimsoll Road in 2023.
- Jan 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for construction of a second floor rear extension above the two-storey outrigger; creation of new window opening in main rear wall at second floor level; insertion of smaller window to rear wall of outrigger with increase in cill height
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P2022/3306/COLP
- Oct 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension, replacement side extension, and associated alterations to dwelling house.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P2021/2570/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 4 Plimsoll Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£1,692,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 25 years.
£1,495,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
3 June 2021Most recent
£1,495,000
+85.1%over 10 years18 August 2010
£807,500
+48.2%over 6 years29 July 2004
£545,000
+251.6%over 8 years23 February 1996
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N4 2EW: £1,280,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in N4 2EW
9 Plimsoll Road, Islington, London, N4 2EW
Sold Jul 2024
£1,800,0005 Plimsoll Road, Islington, London, N4 2EW
Sold Jun 2024
£1,285,0002 Plimsoll Road, Islington, London, N4 2EW
Sold Aug 2019
£1,280,0003 Plimsoll Road, Islington, London, N4 2EW
Sold Feb 2016
£1,250,0007 Plimsoll Road, Islington, London, N4 2EW
Sold Jan 2015
£1,000,000
Everything we know about 4 Plimsoll Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other Plimsoll Road homes
Price per m² for 4 Plimsoll Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£10,679
Street avg £7,067
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
15/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Rock Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre. 97 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB