Flat 1, 5 Tollington Place, Islington, London, N4 3QS
About Flat 1
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- BalconyYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Mar 2006ConditionsIn 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
- Nov 2005ConditionsIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Flat 1 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.
£794,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 15 years.
£725,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
8 December 2021Most recent
£725,000
-2.7%over 5 years1 February 2016
£745,000
+53.6%over 4 years11 November 2011
£485,000
+42.6%over 5 years23 August 2006
£340,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in N4 3QS: £340,000 (2007–2006).
Everything we know about Flat 1, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Tollington Place homes
On epc rating, Flat 1 runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 73 (C)
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB