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20 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP

4 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Floor 02
Habitable rooms
1
From EPC
Floor area
46 m²
495 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Social Rental
Overview

About 20 Highbury Terrace

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

20 Highbury Terrace is an end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1UP). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. At 46 m² this is the 13th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–270 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,085,000 is 64.4% below the 2018 sale of £5,850,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£11,815/sq ft) was about 1785.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). On the market in April 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2020
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    The upward extension of parts of two garden boundary walls.

    Documents
    22 docs on file
    Reference
    P2020/0235/LBC
    View planning record
  2. May 2019
    ExtensionHeritage
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Alterations to the rear elevation comprising of construction of a new wider external terrace at ground floor level with associated external staircase, new fenestration at lower ground floor level, extending and levelling the lower ground floor garden terrace including internal alterations.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    P2019/1065/LBC
    View planning record

What's in 20 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP's planning history?

2 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.

20 Highbury Terrace has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£2,085,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£5,850,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 April 2018Most recent

    £5,850,000

    +165.9%over 16 years
  2. 28 March 2002

    £2,200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1UP: £5,265,000 (2023–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Highbury Terrace homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 20 Highbury Terrace runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£127,174

Street avg £24,274

Strongly above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 52 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

1 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around N5 1UP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for N5 1UP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for N5 1UP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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