53 Avenell Road, Islington, London, N5 1BT
About 53 Avenell Road
53 Avenell Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
Held since September 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,492,000 sits 685.3% above the 1998 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 65.8% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
53 Avenell Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 Avenell Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
53 Avenell Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£1,492,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 September 1998Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1BT: £650,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in N5 1BT
Flat A, 69 Avenell Road, London, N5 1BT
Sold Dec 2022
£890,00073b 73c, Avenell Road, Islington, London, N5 1BT
Sold Dec 2021
£487,50073a, Avenell Road, Islington, London, N5 1BT
Sold Mar 2021
£650,000Flat B, 59 Avenell Road, London, N5 1BT
Sold Mar 2019
£552,00067 Avenell Road, Islington, London, N5 1BT
Sold Aug 2015
£1,175,000
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Versus other Avenell Road homes
On epc rating, 53 Avenell Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,284
Street avg £4,886
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
Riversdale Road / Blackstock Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School. 96 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB