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12 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ

3 sales on record5 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
160 m²
1722 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Elfort Road

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

12 Elfort Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,936,000 is 39.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£807/sq ft) was about 68.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,390,000 in August 2020.

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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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

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

12 Elfort Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Elfort Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Nov 2022
    Full
    In report

    Replacement of 2 windows to existing rear dormer with sliding doors and Juliet balcony

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    P2022/2696/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2005
    Loft ConversionOutline
    In report

    Certificate of Lawfulness in connection with proposed loft conversion with rear dormer roof extension.

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    P050338
    View planning record

What's in 12 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ's planning history?

3 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.

Price for 12 Elfort Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£1,936,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£1,390,000

Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 August 2020Most recent

    £1,390,000

    +100.9%over 11 years
  2. 29 April 2009

    £692,000

    +237.6%over 11 years
  3. 8 May 1997

    £205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1AZ: £1,257,500 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Elfort Road homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 12 Elfort Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£8,688

Street avg £7,849

On par

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.7 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

0.3 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for N5 1AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.5dB

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 12 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.