Flat 1, 11 Highbury Place, London, N5 1QZ
About Flat 1
Flat 1 is a detached house in London (N5 1QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 90 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (42–90 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (72 versus a worst of 39). The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 4 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, 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
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2024RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of two single glazed timber sash windows with double glazed timber sash windows to first floor rear elevation (P2024/2415/FUL also submitted)
New Windows- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- P2024/3159/LBC
- Dec 2024RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of two single glazed timber sash windows with double glazed timber sash windows to first floor rear elevation (P2024/3159/LBC also submitted)
New Windows- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- P2024/2415/FUL
What's in Flat 1, 11 Highbury Place, London, N5 1QZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Flat 1 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£703,000
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 1QZ: £875,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in N5 1QZ
Flat 4, 1 Highbury Place, Islington, London, N5 1QZ
Sold Jul 2025
£570,000Flat 3, 4 Highbury Place, London, N5 1QZ
Sold Oct 2020
£925,00011 & A Half, Upper Maisonette, Highbury Place, Islington, London, N5 1QZ
Sold Jan 2019
£820,000Flat 2, 8 Highbury Place, Islington, London, N5 1QZ
Sold Feb 2018
£950,000Flat 1, 8 Highbury Place, Islington, London, N5 1QZ
Sold May 2017
£875,000
Everything we know about Flat 1, in one report
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Versus other Highbury Place homes
Floor Area for Flat 1 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 72 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 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
Highbury & Islington Underground Station — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.3 km
Canonbury Primary School. 104 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
56.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.6dB