55 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AX
About 55 Elfort Road
55 Elfort Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 159 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,090/sq ft) was about 130.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,865,260 in October 2022. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
55 Elfort Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey rear / side infill extension.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- P2016/1097/FUL
- May 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness for the erection of a roof extension to the rear roof slope and above the rear outrigger.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- P2016/1099/COLP
What's in 55 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,887,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 7 years.
£1,865,260
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2022Most recent
£1,865,260
+59.4%over 6 years29 January 2016
£1,170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1AX: £1,700,000 (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
£1,731,0001a, Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AX
Sold Jan 2021
£850,00021 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 55 Elfort Road, in one report
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Versus other Elfort Road homes
EPC Rating for 55 Elfort Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£11,731
Street avg £8,045
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 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
0.2 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