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18 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ

5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
45 m²
484 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 18 Elfort Road

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

18 Elfort Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Islington, London, London (N5 1AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–193 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 30 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in March 2002. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 21% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 sits 178.4% above the 2002 sale of £167,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 29.1% below the postcode norm. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs).

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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

  • Bedrooms2

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

18 Elfort Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

  1. Jan 2024
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of 2 single storey rear extensions and minor alterations to existing rear outrigger at first floor level.

    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    P2023/3273/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2023
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Notification of Prior Approval (Householder) Rear infill extension with roof lights and rear extension.

    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    P2023/2433/PRA
    View planning record

What's in 18 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.

18 Elfort Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£465,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.0% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2002)

£167,000

Growth on file: 21.0% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 March 2002Most recent

    £167,000

    +75.8%over 2 years
  2. 8 April 1999

    £95,000

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 9 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 18 Elfort Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,711

Street avg £4,540

Below

Floor Area

45 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

On par
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
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.