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44a, Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ

3 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
138 m²
1485 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 44a

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

44a is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 138 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,759,000 is 30.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£909/sq ft) was about 91.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (February 2018).

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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

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Corner plotYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

44a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jul 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 44a, Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2011
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Erection of a new second floor with rear balconette, over the full area of the 1st floor, with a flat-roofed section above the existing two-storey rear infill. Building up of party wall with 44 Elfort Road & modification of existing hipped roof of 44 to eliminate the hip. Formation of a hipped roof matching the ridge height of 44 Elfort Road over the bulk of the new 2nd floor excluding the flat-roofed portion at the rear.

    Documents
    19 docs on file
    Reference
    P111670
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2007
    BasementFull
    In report

    Excavation to provide new basement and underpinning to whole area of house with two light wells and sash windows to front elevation.

    Documents
    19 docs on file
    Reference
    P071536
    View planning record

What's in 44a, Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ'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.

Price for 44a has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.

Current estimate

£1,759,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£1,350,000

Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 February 2018Most recent

    £1,350,000

    +440.1%over 16 years
  2. 16 May 2001

    £249,950

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.

On habitable rooms, 44a stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£9,783

Street avg £7,799

Above

Floor Area

138 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 5.1 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 44a, Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.