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Apartment 3, 106 Highbury New Park, Islington, London, N5 2DR

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Apartment 3

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

Apartment 3 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 2DR). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. At 73 m² this is the 4th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 59 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £745,000 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2017. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£948/sq ft) was about 53.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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

  • Bedrooms2
  • 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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2021from Apr 2010
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Wall Insulation
Uninsulated SolidInsulated Solid

External or internal wall insulation added

Low Energy Lighting
30%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 3, 106 Highbury New Park, Islington, London, N5 2DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Nov 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    1 x Whitebeam Remove deadwood throughout the crowns Remove 2 dead branches on the north-east side of the crown 1 x Sycamore Crown lift to a height of 4m from ground level Reduce extremities of branches growing into the caretakers house of neighbouring school to give a clearance of 3m 1 xAsh Reduce the crown height by 7-8m Reduce the crown spread to balance and shape, leaving small furnishing growth where possible Remove low branches over the public footpath to a height of 4m 1 x Chestnut Remove low branches over the driveway to a height of Sm Reduce the crown height by 3.5m Reduce the crown spread to balance and shape, leaving small furnishing growth where possible Remove small low branches to a height of 4m

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    P2017/4316/TRE
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What's in Apartment 3, 106 Highbury New Park, Islington, London, N5 2DR's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.

Current estimate

£742,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£745,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 April 2022Most recent

    £745,000

    +51.6%over 11 years
  2. 7 July 2010

    £491,500

    +13.0%over 1 year
  3. 14 September 2008

    £435,000

    +24.3%over 3 years
  4. 21 April 2005

    £350,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 2DR: £410,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Highbury New Park homes

Four headline reads against 57 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Apartment 3 is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£10,205

Street avg £8,187

Above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

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.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

8/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Balfour Road / Crowfield House — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Joan of Arc RC Primary School. 97 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 2DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for N5 2DR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for N5 2DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.1dB

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

Common questions

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