27a, Ferntower Road, London, N5 2JE
About 27a
27a is an end-of-terrace house in London (N5 2JE). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 64 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,373,000 is 32.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£777/sq ft) was about 94.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £1,037,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
27a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Price for 27a has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£1,373,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 26 years.
£1,037,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
1 September 2022Most recent
£1,037,000
+57.1%over 10 years12 July 2012
£660,000
+59.0%over 6 years11 August 2005
£415,000
+264.0%over 9 years7 July 1996
£114,000
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
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Versus other Ferntower Road homes
On habitable rooms, 27a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,363
Street avg £6,685
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB