54 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AP
About 54 Highbury Hill
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
54 Highbury Hill has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2025OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of outbuilding in rear garden.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P2024/3495/FUL
- Nov 2018FullIn report
Installation of gas pipe apparatus.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- P2018/3151/FUL
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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£658,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£533,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 April 2022Most recent
£533,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1AP: £784,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in N5 1AP
86b, Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AP
Sold Mar 2025
£665,000Flat 4, 84 Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AP
Sold Mar 2025
£855,000Ground Floor Flat, 70 Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AP
Sold Oct 2024
£1,640,000Flat 2, 84 Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AP
Sold Aug 2024
£784,000Flat 3, 48 Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AP
Sold Jun 2024
£661,000
Everything we know about 54 Highbury Hill, 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 Highbury Hill homes
Years Held for 54 Highbury Hill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,870
Street avg £9,349
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB