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13a, Balfour Road, Islington, London, N5 2HB

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor Ground
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
63 m²
678 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 13a

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

13a is a mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 2HB). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 63 m² this is the 6th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–250 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 24 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £700,000. At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,032/sq ft) was about 123.1% 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

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
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13a, Balfour Road, Islington, London, N5 2HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

13a saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£758,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£700,000

Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 December 2024Most recent

    £700,000

    +7.7%over 4 years
  2. 30 July 2020

    £650,000

    +12.1%over 3 years
  3. 25 November 2016

    £580,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 2HB: £1,185,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Balfour Road homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 13a runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£11,111

Street avg £7,299

Strongly above

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 79 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

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

0.1 km

Balfour Road / Lexfield House — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

The London Screen Academy. 99 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 2HB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for N5 2HB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for N5 2HB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

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 13a, Balfour Road, Islington, London, N5 2HB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.