Legard Works 17a, Flat 10, Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE
About Legard Works 17a
Legard Works 17a is a detached house in Islington, London, London (N5 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft). At 70 m² this is the 11th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Legard Works 17a, where floor areas span 34–70 m². The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 18 planning records sit against the property, 12 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Legard Works 17a's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2020ConditionsIn report
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 7 (Contamination Remediation) of planning permission ref: P2017/5022/FUL dated 11/04/2018 for: 'Change of use of ground floor of block A from previous workshop use to 3 no. residential units (1x 1bedroom flat, 2x 2bedroom flats) including associated single storey extensions, external alterations and external landscaping to create private garden spaces.'
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P2020/0703/AOD
- Apr 2020ConditionsIn report
Approval of details pursuant to condition 9 of planning permission P2017/3833/FUL dated 12/12/2017
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P2020/0704/AOD
What's in Legard Works 17a, Flat 10, Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE's planning history?
16 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Legard Works 17a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£506,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1DE: £1,645,000 (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
£750,00015 Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE
Sold Jun 2023
£1,875,00033 Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE
Sold Mar 2023
£1,645,0001 Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE
Sold Sept 2022
£1,550,000
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Versus other Legard Road homes
Floor Area for Legard Works 17a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
79 (C)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 1.6 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