Apartment 8, 106 Highbury New Park, Islington, London, N5 2DR

Apartment 8 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Islington, London, London (N5 2DR). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. At 99 m² this is the 8th 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. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (68 versus a worst of 39). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 59 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold May 2024 for £925,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£868/sq ft) was about 40.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.