150 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU
About 150 Highbury Hill
150 Highbury Hill is a semi-detached house in Islington, London, London (N5 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. At 120 m² this is the 7th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–215 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good.
Held since June 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1996–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £844,000 sits 167.9% above the 2008 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 61.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a basement excavation and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Heating controls changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
150 Highbury Hill has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2012BasementFullIn report
Excavation to enlarge basement to create additional habitable space including new lightwell and bay window to front elevation and associated works.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P121493
- Sept 2009BasementFullIn report
Digging down in existing cellar & removal of brick columns supporting building. Excavation in front garden to form new lightwell with new external staircase down from street level. Formation of cellar level front bay window. Laying out of enlarged cellar as a 1-bedroom flat with bathroom and bedroom lit from new ground level windows in flank wall looking across side garden access path onto boundary between 150 and 152 Highbury Hill, and with its front door in the new lightwell.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- P092008
What's in 150 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
150 Highbury Hill has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£844,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.3% per year over 12 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 12.3% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
18 June 2008Most recent
£315,000
+34.0%over 5 years18 August 2002
£235,000
+211.3%over 6 years27 February 1996
£75,500
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
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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
Everything we know about 150 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
EPC Rating for 150 Highbury Hill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 69 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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.
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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
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB