15 Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE
About 15 Legard Road
15 Legard Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Islington, London, London (N5 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2016. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,572,000 is 16.2% below the 2023 sale of £1,875,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,330/sq ft) was about 174% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 131 m² it's 27.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 34 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £1,875,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
15 Legard Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
15 Legard Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2022Loft ConversionFullIn report
Construction of a pitched roof with rear dormer extension and rooflights.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P2022/0387/FUL
- Oct 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a ground floor rear extension and enlargement of existing flank elevation window opening to provide bi-folding doors.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- P2019/2064/FUL
What's in 15 Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 15 Legard Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£1,572,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 27 years.
£1,875,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
8 June 2023Most recent
£1,875,000
+80.3%over 5 years18 June 2017
£1,040,000
+222.0%over 16 years26 July 2000
£323,000
+123.2%over 4 years25 July 1996
£144,700
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1DE: £1,625,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in N5 1DE
29 Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE
Sold Aug 2025
£1,680,00020 Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE
Sold May 2025
£750,00033 Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE
Sold Mar 2023
£1,645,0001 Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE
Sold Sept 2022
£1,550,00014 Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE
Sold Sept 2022
£1,625,000
Everything we know about 15 Legard 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 Legard Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 15 Legard Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£14,313
Street avg £8,778
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB