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Flat 3, 5 Birnam Road, London, N4 3LJ

Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 2nd
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
50 m²
538 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Flat 3

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

Flat 3 is a mid-terrace house in London (N4 3LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 50 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (57 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 is 13.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£883/sq ft) was about 117% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 59 EPCs). Sold June 2022 for £475,000. 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

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 3, 5 Birnam Road, London, N4 3LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 3 has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Flat 3 changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£541,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2022)

£475,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2022Most recent

    £475,000

    +6.7%over 1 year
  2. 22 March 2021

    £445,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N4 3LJ: £650,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Birnam Road homes

Four headline reads against 58 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Flat 3 runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£9,500

Street avg £6,982

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

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

15/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Tollington Park Holloway — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Christ The King Catholic Primary School. 83 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 N4 3LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for N4 3LJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.5dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for N4 3LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.2dB

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 Flat 3, 5 Birnam Road, London, N4 3LJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.