44a, Elfort Road, Islington, London, N5 1AZ
About 44a
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jul 2024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
Planning history
- Oct 2011ExtensionFullIn 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
- Aug 2007BasementFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 44a has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£1,759,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 17 years.
£1,350,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2018Most recent
£1,350,000
+440.1%over 16 years16 May 2001
£249,950
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 44a, 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
On habitable rooms, 44a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£9,783
Street avg £7,799
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 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
0.3 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