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55 Avenell Road, Islington, London, N5 1BT

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
164 m²
1765 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 55 Avenell Road

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

55 Avenell Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

It hasn't traded since June 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,406,000 sits 869.7% above the 1996 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 76.4% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.

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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
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

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

55 Avenell Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 55 Avenell Road, Islington, London, N5 1BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Aug 2024
    HMOFull
    In report

    Change of use from C4 (6 person HMO) to sui-generis (7 person HMO)

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    P2024/2378/FUL
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What's in 55 Avenell Road, Islington, London, N5 1BT's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

55 Avenell Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£1,406,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1996)

£145,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 1996Most recent

    £145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1BT: £650,000 (2022–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Avenell Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

55 Avenell Road is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£884

Street avg £4,966

Strongly below

Floor Area

164 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

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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

Riversdale Road / Blackstock Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School. 96 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 1BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for N5 1BT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for N5 1BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

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 55 Avenell Road, Islington, London, N5 1BT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.