170 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU
About 170 Highbury Hill
170 Highbury Hill is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in September 2014 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 Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). A recent sale: £2,100,000 in April 2025. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,607,000 is 24.1% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,021/sq ft) was about 81.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
170 Highbury Hill has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2017Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) in connection with the erection of a rear dormer roof extension and the installation of 3 no. rooflights to the front roof slope.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- P2017/0261/COLP
- Feb 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey infill extension.
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- P2016/4856/FUL
What's in 170 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
170 Highbury Hill saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£2,607,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 9 years.
£2,100,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
30 April 2025Most recent
£2,100,000
+21.7%over 5 years19 September 2019
£1,725,000
+50.0%over 3 years14 December 2015
£1,150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1AU: £1,540,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in N5 1AU
166 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
£1,475,000190 Highbury Hill, Islington, London, N5 1AU
Sold Jul 2020
£1,575,000
Everything we know about 170 Highbury Hill, in one report
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Versus other Highbury Hill homes
On years held, 170 Highbury Hill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£10,995
Street avg £8,606
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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