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54 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AP

3 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 54 Highbury Hill

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

54 Highbury Hill is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). At 54 m² this is the 8th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–314 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 32 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £658,000 is 23.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£917/sq ft) was about 56.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 64 EPCs). Sold April 2022 for £533,000. 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

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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)
Oct 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 54 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

54 Highbury Hill has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Feb 2025
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Erection of outbuilding in rear garden.

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    P2024/3495/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2018
    Full
    In report

    Installation of gas pipe apparatus.

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    P2018/3151/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 54 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AP's planning history?

1 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£658,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£533,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 April 2022Most recent

    £533,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1AP: £784,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Highbury Hill homes

Four headline reads against 59 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 54 Highbury Hill lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£9,870

Street avg £9,349

Above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

On par
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

8/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Drayton Park — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

Highbury Fields School. 96 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 N5 1AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for N5 1AP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for N5 1AP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

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 54 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.