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43 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AX

3 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
153 m²
1647 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 43 Elfort Road

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

43 Elfort Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 153 m² it's 16.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 19 EPCs). Across 2011–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 22% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,764,000 is 26.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£847/sq ft) was about 76.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).

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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

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

43 Elfort Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2015from Jun 2011
EPC improved fromE50toD60
Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Low Energy Lighting
0%95%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 43 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

  1. Jul 2019
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the construction of a rear outrigger dormer roof extension.

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    P2019/1887/COLP
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2012
    Loft ConversionOutline
    In report

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer roof extension

    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    P120906
    View planning record

What's in 43 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AX's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2011.

Current estimate

£1,764,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.0% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£1,395,000

Growth on file: 22.0% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 July 2015Most recent

    £1,395,000

    +103.6%over 3 years
  2. 8 December 2011

    £685,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1AX: £1,700,000 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Elfort Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 43 Elfort Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£9,118

Street avg £8,231

On par

Floor Area

153 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 5.0 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

0.2 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around N5 1AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for N5 1AX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for N5 1AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 43 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.