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23 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
170 m²
1830 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Highbury Terrace

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

23 Highbury Terrace is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1UP). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 50 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,433,000 is 13.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,175/sq ft) was about 60% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2023 for £2,150,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

23 Highbury Terrace's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2018
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    The erection of a rear dormer with Juliet balcony to rear roof slope and installation of 3no. roof lights to front roof slope.

    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    P2017/4949/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2013
    Conditions
    In report

    Approval of Details Pursuant to conditions 2(glass samples) & 3(drawings) of Planning Permission P090006 dated 06/01/09

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    P090006(C3C4)
    View planning record

What's in 23 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP's planning history?

1 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.

Price for 23 Highbury Terrace has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£2,433,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£2,150,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 August 2023Most recent

    £2,150,000

    +141.6%over 19 years
  2. 25 March 2004

    £890,000

    +81.6%over 5 years
  3. 13 August 1998

    £490,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1UP: £5,850,000 (2022–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Highbury Terrace homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 23 Highbury Terrace runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£12,647

Street avg £63,036

Below

Floor Area

170 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.3 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below
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
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.