1a, Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AX
About 1a
1a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,490/sq ft) was about 213% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £850,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1a has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£913,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£850,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 January 2021Most recent
£850,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1AX: £1,731,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in N5 1AX
51 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AX
Sold Oct 2024
£1,700,0003 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AX
Sold Jul 2024
£1,731,00055 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AX
Sold Oct 2022
£1,865,26021 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AX
Sold Sept 2020
£1,353,75061 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AX
Sold Jul 2020
£1,950,000
Everything we know about 1a, in one report
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Versus other Elfort Road homes
On price per m², 1a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£16,038
Street avg £7,737
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 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
0.2 km
Arsenal — tram stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
53.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB