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Flat 1, 5 Tollington Place, Islington, London, N4 3QS

4 sales on record6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Floor 00
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About Flat 1

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

Flat 1 is a three-bedroom detached house in Islington, London, London (N4 3QS). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold December 2021 for £725,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • BalconyYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2021from Jul 2011
EPC improved fromC77toD62
Low Energy Lighting
50%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 1, 5 Tollington Place, Islington, London, N4 3QS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

  1. Mar 2006
    Conditions
    In report

    Approval of details of facing materials pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission P032786 (24th March 2004).

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    P060359
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2005
    Conditions
    In report

    Approval of details of demolition/rebuilding pursuant to condition 01 of Conservation Area Consent P041292 (dated 22/6/04) and details for a land contamination investigation pursuant to condition 03 of planning permission P032786 (dated 22/6/04).

    Reference
    P050947
    View planning record

What's in Flat 1, 5 Tollington Place, Islington, London, N4 3QS's planning history?

4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Flat 1 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.

Current estimate

£794,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£725,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 December 2021Most recent

    £725,000

    -2.7%over 5 years
  2. 1 February 2016

    £745,000

    +53.6%over 4 years
  3. 11 November 2011

    £485,000

    +42.6%over 5 years
  4. 23 August 2006

    £340,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in N4 3QS: £340,000 (2007–2006).

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On the street

Versus other Tollington Place homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Flat 1 runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

62 (D)

Street avg 73 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above
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. 79 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 3QS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for N4 3QS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for N4 3QS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.0dB

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 1, 5 Tollington Place, Islington, London, N4 3QS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.