14 Elphinstone Street, Islington, London, N5 1BS

14 Elphinstone Street is an end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). At 75 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 61–169 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (38 versus a best of 73).

At 75 m² it's 29.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2024. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.