1 Ferntower Road, Islington, London, N5 2JE
About 1 Ferntower Road
1 Ferntower Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 2JE). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in August 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 64 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,459,000 sits 520.9% above the 1997 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 64.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Energy performance
1 Ferntower Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2015Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of a rear roof extension and formation of 2 no front dormers windows.
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- P2015/0376/FUL
What's in 1 Ferntower Road, Islington, London, N5 2JE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Ferntower Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£1,459,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 August 1997Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 2JE: £1,360,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in N5 2JE
53a, Ferntower Road, London, N5 2JE
Sold Jan 2025
£1,360,00053 Ferntower Road, Islington, London, N5 2JE
Sold Feb 2024
£1,375,0001a, Second Floor Flat, Ferntower Road, London, N5 2JE
Sold Feb 2024
£915,25061 Ferntower Road, Islington, London, N5 2JE
Sold Jul 2023
£2,044,4155a, Ferntower Road, London, N5 2JE
Sold Jun 2023
£935,000
Everything we know about 1 Ferntower Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Ferntower Road homes
1 Ferntower Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,588
Street avg £8,998
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
0.1 km
Beresford Road (N5) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Newington Green Primary School. 102 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
54.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB