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148 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
215 m²
2314 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 148 Highbury Hill

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

148 Highbury Hill is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,222,000 is 21.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£791/sq ft) was about 33% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in March 2017.

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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

  • 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.

148 Highbury Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Apr 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 148 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

  1. Apr 2011
    BasementFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of new single storey rear infill extension and partial basement excavation.

    Extension
    Documents
    24 docs on file
    Reference
    P110260
    View planning record

What's in 148 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

Price for 148 Highbury Hill has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£2,222,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£1,830,000

Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 March 2017Most recent

    £1,830,000

    +124.5%over 10 years
  2. 14 December 2006

    £815,000

    +213.5%over 8 years
  3. 24 September 1998

    £260,000

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

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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.

148 Highbury Hill outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£8,512

Street avg £8,783

Below

Floor Area

215 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.4 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below
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

0.1 km

Arsenal — tram stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School. 94 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 1AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for N5 1AU

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
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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