What kind of home is 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU?

142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU is a 5-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU?

142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU last sold for £1,265,000 in August 2012, around 14 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU?

The current EPC rating for 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in May 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU?

142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (1,572 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 51% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in N5 1AU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU use?

The latest EPC at 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU?

142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU in?

142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU sits in Islington, London, London. It falls within the N5 postcode district in Greater London Authority.

How safe is the area around 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU?

Police records around 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 25% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (238% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU?

The closest primary school to 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU is St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School (305m), one of 75 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Highbury Fields School (580m), with 19 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU?

The closest tram stop to 142 Highbury Hill, N5 1AU is Arsenal, 105m away. The nearest underground option is Arsenal Underground Station, 234m away.

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142 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

146 m²

1572 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 142 Highbury Hill

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

142 Highbury Hill is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £1,719,000 is 35.9% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£805/sq ft) was about 39.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (August 2012).

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Valuation

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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

Bedrooms5

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

142 Highbury Hill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 May 2022

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

9.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 142 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

142 Highbury Hill has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

142 Highbury Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£1,719,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2012)

£1,265,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

16 August 2012Most recent
£1,265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1AU: £1,540,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in N5 1AU

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On the street

Versus other Highbury Hill homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 142 Highbury Hill lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£8,664

Street avg £8,772

Below

Floor Area

146 m²

Street avg 138 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.1 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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.

Full London report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Arsenal — tram stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School. 94 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around N5 1AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for N5 1AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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