1 Hanley Road, Islington, London, N4 3DU
About 1 Hanley Road
1 Hanley Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N4 3DU). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in September 2009. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 94 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,248,000 sits 153.7% above the 2009 sale of £492,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 26.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2017. Past consents include HMO conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Hanley Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2017HMOOutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for change of use of single family dwelling (Use class C3) to a 6 person HMO (Use class C4).
Change of Use- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P2017/0018/COLP
What's in 1 Hanley Road, Islington, London, N4 3DU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£1,248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 11 years.
£492,000
Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2009Most recent
£492,000
+25.6%over 3 years14 December 2005
£391,750
+60.6%over 4 years28 February 2001
£244,000
+52.5%over 2 years29 September 1998
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N4 3DU: £502,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in N4 3DU
33a, Hanley Road, Islington, London, N4 3DU
Sold Oct 2025
£563,55021b, Hanley Road, Islington, London, N4 3DU
Sold Nov 2024
£580,00037a, Hanley Road, Islington, London, N4 3DU
Sold Nov 2024
£502,00031a, Hanley Road, Islington, London, N4 3DU
Sold Feb 2022
£420,000Flat 1, 41 Hanley Road, London, N4 3DU
Sold Jul 2021
£2,400,000
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Versus other Hanley Road homes
1 Hanley Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 66 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Hornsey Road (N19) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Duncombe Primary School. 78 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
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB