73a, Avenell Road, Islington, London, N5 1BT
About 73a
73a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 61 m² this is the 4th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–167 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 13 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£990/sq ft) was about 186.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 22 EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
73a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Dec 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
73a has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 73a has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£678,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 23 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
31 March 2021Most recent
£650,000
+18.2%over 2 years14 August 2018
£550,000
+428.8%over 20 years14 May 1998
£104,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1BT: £733,333 (2022–2017).
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
£487,500Flat B, 59 Avenell Road, London, N5 1BT
Sold Mar 2019
£552,00067 Avenell Road, Islington, London, N5 1BT
Sold Aug 2015
£1,175,00065 Avenell Road, Islington, London, N5 1BT
Sold Oct 2014
£1,180,000
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Versus other Avenell Road homes
Price per m² for 73a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£10,656
Street avg £5,658
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB