5a, Ferntower Road, London, N5 2JE
About 5a
5a is a mid-terrace house in London (N5 2JE). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 855 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold June 2023 for £935,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 79 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 64 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,094/sq ft) was about 186.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
5a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Price for 5a has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£1,009,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 22 years.
£935,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2023Most recent
£935,000
+10.0%over 7 years28 October 2015
£850,000
+78.9%over 4 years25 July 2011
£475,000
+33.8%over 4 years30 August 2006
£355,000
+42.1%over 4 years29 August 2002
£249,800
+4.1%over 11 months1 October 2001
£240,000
+50.0%5 July 2001
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 2JE: £1,360,000 (2025–2022).
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
£2,044,41527a, Ferntower Road, London, N5 2JE
Sold Sept 2022
£1,037,000
Everything we know about 5a, 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
5a is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£11,777
Street avg £6,514
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 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.
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