98 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AT
About 98 Highbury Hill
98 Highbury Hill is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Islington, London, London (N5 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a basement excavation and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,127/sq ft) was about 205.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2020 at £2,500,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- BalconyYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
98 Highbury Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
98 Highbury Hill has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Sept 2025FullIn report
Installation of two air source heat pumps in the front garden.
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- P2025/2028/FUL
- Aug 2023BasementFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement rear extension; erection of an infill single storey rear extension; excavate the existing 1.6m deep cellar by 1 metre to create a 2.6m deep basement; install a front ground floor lightwell; replace outrigger rear sash window with single pane aluminium window; brick up existing outrigger side sash window and install high modern window.
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- P2023/1812/FUL
What's in 98 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AT's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
98 Highbury Hill has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2008.
£2,446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 12 years.
£2,500,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
15 April 2020Most recent
£2,500,000
+180.9%over 12 years26 March 2008
£890,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1AT: £810,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in N5 1AT
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Sold Feb 2024
£673,000108 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AT
Sold May 2023
£3,300,000118 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AT
Sold Nov 2022
£810,000124a, Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AT
Sold Apr 2021
£1,475,00096 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AT
Sold Jun 2019
£1,150,000
Everything we know about 98 Highbury Hill, in one report
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Versus other Highbury Hill homes
EPC Rating for 98 Highbury Hill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£12,136
Street avg £7,226
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
Arsenal — tram stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School. 97 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
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB