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1 Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE

Extendable4 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
160 m²
1722 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Legard Road

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

1 Legard Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,738,000 is 12.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£900/sq ft) was about 85.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,550,000 in September 2022. 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

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Legard Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Dec 2015
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a rear roof extension over the back addition.

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    P2015/4192/COLP
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2015
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Erection of Roof Extension onto Existing Rear Outrigger

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    P2015/3389/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 1 Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE's planning history?

2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

1 Legard Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2009.

Current estimate

£1,738,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 13 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£1,550,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 September 2022Most recent

    £1,550,000

    +169.6%over 13 years
  2. 23 July 2009

    £575,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1DE: £1,645,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Legard Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Legard Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£9,688

Street avg £9,035

Above

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Below
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

0.1 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 1DE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for N5 1DE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for N5 1DE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

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 1 Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.