1a, Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU
About 1a
1a is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 2LU). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 835 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £800,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£958/sq ft) was about 119.8% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
1a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 1a.
- Apr 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Formation of a roof terrace above first floor roof including the provision of 0.6m high obscurely glazed panels fixed to rear of existing parapet wall to flat roof to form private roof terrace. Creation of new access to roof terrace via slilding glass roof light fixed at deck level.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P2018/0274/FUL
- Jul 2013ConditionsIn report
Removal of condition 5 of planning permission P040126 dated 8 July 2004 granting change of use and extension to existing office building to provide for a 2 storey plus basement 3 bedroom terrace house. The condition prevents the use of the roof as an amenity or sitting out space.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- P2013/1437/S73RC
What's in 1a, Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 1a has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£855,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.6% per year over 21 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 13.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2021Most recent
£800,000
+73.9%over 8 years9 August 2012
£460,000
+27.8%over 2 years9 August 2010
£360,000
-28.0%over 2 years31 July 2008
£500,000
+825.9%over 8 years11 May 2000
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 2LU: £620,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in N5 2LU
27 Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU
Sold Feb 2024
£587,00019 Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU
Sold Oct 2023
£13,0007a, Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU
Sold Jun 2021
£620,00021a, Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU
Sold Dec 2018
£625,00011 Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU
Sold Oct 2018
£1,335,000
Everything we know about 1a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Mountgrove Road homes
EPC Rating for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£10,313
Street avg £7,758
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Queen's Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gillespie Primary School. 94 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
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB