65 Elwood Street, Islington, London, N5 1EB
About 65 Elwood Street
65 Elwood Street is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1EB). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,204/sq ft) was about 101.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £2,255,000. 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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
65 Elwood Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2013OutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness proposed
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- P2013/2886/COL
- Oct 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension, sun canopy to existing rear south terrace with associated external works.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P2013/2887/FUL
What's in 65 Elwood Street, Islington, London, N5 1EB's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 65 Elwood Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,077,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 21 years.
£2,255,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2022Most recent
£2,255,000
+544.3%over 20 years17 October 2001
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1EB: £510,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in N5 1EB
35 Elwood Street, Islington, London, N5 1EB
Sold Jan 2024
£1,420,000Ground Floor Flat, 45 Elwood Street, London, N5 1EB
Sold Nov 2023
£625,00071 Elwood Street, Islington, London, N5 1EB
Sold Jun 2022
£30,000Second Floor Flat, 51 Elwood Street, London, N5 1EB
Sold Jun 2022
£510,00051 Elwood Street, Islington, London, N5 1EB
Sold Jun 2022
£510,000
Everything we know about 65 Elwood Street, 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 Elwood Street homes
On floor area, 65 Elwood Street stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.0 km
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School. 98 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
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB