1 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP
About 1 Highbury Terrace
1 Highbury Terrace is an end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1UP). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (June 2015); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (48 m² across 50 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% 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
1 Highbury Terrace's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Highbury Terrace has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jan 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacing existing door with Fire rated doors- FD30S to front of flats and FD60S in communal areas, as requested by the Fire risk assessment and door inspections.
- Documents
- 30 docs on file
- Reference
- P2022/3229/LBC
- Oct 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Rear of 1 - 3 Highbury Terrace (T1) Scots pine (semi-mature) - Fell to ground level N.B. Tree is located in an inappropriate position adjacent to property.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P2021/2568/TRE
What's in 1 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Highbury Terrace has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£374,000
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 1UP: £5,850,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in N5 1UP
23 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP
Sold Aug 2023
£2,150,0009 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP
Sold Sept 2022
£6,250,00021 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP
Sold Sept 2021
£6,300,00010 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP
Sold Nov 2020
£5,265,00020 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP
Sold Apr 2018
£5,850,000
Everything we know about 1 Highbury Terrace, 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 Highbury Terrace homes
EPC Rating
20 (G)
Street avg 30 (F)
Floor Area
29 m²
Street avg 79 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 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
0.3 km
Drayton Park Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Highbury Fields School. 101 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
53.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB