Upper Flat, 15 Gillespie Road, London, N5 1LH
About Upper Flat
Upper Flat is a mid-terrace house in London (N5 1LH). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 4 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in June 2006. Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £602,000 sits 162.9% above the 2006 sale of £229,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 51% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 72 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 31 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Upper Flat has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of an extension at rear first floor level and recladding of existing rear addition including ground floor level, creation of aremodelled rear ground floor landing area and stiarcase to the garden level and a new rear ground floor doors.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- P2017/2538/FUL
- Sept 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of a mansard roof extension.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- P2016/3101/FUL
What's in Upper Flat, 15 Gillespie Road, London, N5 1LH's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Upper Flat's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£602,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 6 years.
£229,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2006Most recent
£229,000
+23.5%over 1 year21 July 2004
£185,500
+40.5%over 4 years19 April 2000
£132,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1LH: £1,100,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in N5 1LH
53 Gillespie Road, Islington, London, N5 1LH
Sold May 2024
£1,100,00025 Gillespie Road, Islington, London, N5 1LH
Sold Jan 2024
£1,340,0001 Gillespie Road, Islington, London, N5 1LH
Sold Oct 2023
£765,00045 Gillespie Road, Islington, London, N5 1LH
Sold Feb 2023
£1,150,00015 Gillespie Road, Islington, London, N5 1LH
Sold Dec 2022
£941,028
Everything we know about Upper Flat, 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 Gillespie Road homes
EPC Rating for Upper Flat runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,181
Street avg £9,985
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
0.2 km
Gillespie Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Gillespie Primary School. 99 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
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB