What kind of home is Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE?

Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE is a detached house.

What energy rating does Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE have?

The current EPC rating for Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in December 2019. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE?

Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (420 sq ft). That makes it about 63% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in N5 1DE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE use?

The latest EPC at Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE have?

Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey extension. The wider record also shows 3 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Which area is Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE in?

Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE sits in Islington, London, London. It falls within the N5 postcode district in Greater London Authority.

How safe is the area around Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE?

Police records around Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 25% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (238% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE?

The closest primary school to Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE is St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School (118m), one of 76 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The London Screen Academy (534m), with 20 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE?

The closest bus stop to Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, N5 1DE is Riversdale Road / Blackstock Road, 64m away. The nearest tram option is Arsenal, 446m away.

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Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE

18 planning records

Property type

Detached

Floor top floor

Floor area

39 m²

420 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Overview

About Legard Works 17a

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

Legard Works 17a is a detached house in Islington, London, London (N5 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft). At 39 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Legard Works 17a, where floor areas span 34–70 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (75 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band.

At 39 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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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Legard Works 17a's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.2 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Apr 2020
Conditions
In 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
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Apr 2020
Conditions
In 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
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What's in Legard Works 17a, Flat 9, Legard Road, Islington, London, N5 1DE's planning history?

16 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.

Legard Works 17a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£359,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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

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On the street

Versus other Legard Road homes

Three headline reads against 13 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Legard Works 17a lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

75 (C)

Street avg 74 (C)

On par

Floor Area

39 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for N5 1DE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

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