55 Avenell Road, Islington, London, N5 1BT
About 55 Avenell Road
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
55 Avenell Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2024HMOFullIn report
Change of use from C4 (6 person HMO) to sui-generis (7 person HMO)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P2024/2378/FUL
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.
Sales history & valuation
55 Avenell Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£1,406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 1996Most recent
£145,000
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
Everything we know about 55 Avenell Road, 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 Avenell Road homes
55 Avenell Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£884
Street avg £4,966
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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.
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
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB