148 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU
About 148 Highbury Hill
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Apr 2024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
Planning history
148 Highbury Hill has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2011BasementFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 148 Highbury Hill has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£2,222,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 18 years.
£1,830,000
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
10 March 2017Most recent
£1,830,000
+124.5%over 10 years14 December 2006
£815,000
+213.5%over 8 years24 September 1998
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1AU: £1,540,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in N5 1AU
170 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU
Sold Apr 2025
£2,100,000166 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU
Sold Mar 2025
£1,880,000178 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU
Sold Jul 2023
£1,540,000168 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU
Sold Mar 2021
£1,370,000192 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU
Sold Nov 2020
£1,475,000
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Versus other Highbury Hill homes
148 Highbury Hill outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,512
Street avg £8,783
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB