23 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP
About 23 Highbury Terrace
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
23 Highbury Terrace's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2018Loft ConversionFullIn 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
- Feb 2013ConditionsIn 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)
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.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 23 Highbury Terrace has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£2,433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.
£2,150,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2023Most recent
£2,150,000
+141.6%over 19 years25 March 2004
£890,000
+81.6%over 5 years13 August 1998
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 1UP: £5,850,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in N5 1UP
9 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
£5,850,0007 Highbury Terrace, Islington, London, N5 1UP
Sold Feb 2014
£3,500,000
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Versus other Highbury Terrace homes
On years held, 23 Highbury Terrace runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£12,647
Street avg £63,036
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.3 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