2 Japan Crescent, Islington, London, N4 4BB

2 Japan Crescent is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N4 4BB). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1482 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 42). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 138 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,074,000 sits 79% above the 2010 sale of £600,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 61.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.