12 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ
About 12 Elfort Road
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
12 Elfort Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Elfort Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Nov 2022FullIn report
Replacement of 2 windows to existing rear dormer with sliding doors and Juliet balcony
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P2022/2696/FUL
- Mar 2005Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness in connection with proposed loft conversion with rear dormer roof extension.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- P050338
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.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 12 Elfort Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£1,936,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 23 years.
£1,390,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
12 August 2020Most recent
£1,390,000
+100.9%over 11 years29 April 2009
£692,000
+237.6%over 11 years8 May 1997
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1AZ: £1,257,500 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in N5 1AZ
62 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ
Sold Oct 2024
£1,615,00040 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ
Sold Jul 2024
£1,600,00064 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ
Sold Nov 2023
£1,006,50050a, Elfort Road, London, N5 1AZ
Sold Sept 2021
£472,00020 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ
Sold Aug 2020
£1,257,500
Everything we know about 12 Elfort Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Elfort Road homes
EPC Rating for 12 Elfort Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,688
Street avg £7,849
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.3 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
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB