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1a, Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU

5 sales on record6 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
78 m²
835 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1a

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

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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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Mar 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2010from May 2009
EPC improved fromC79toB83
Heating Controls
FullFull Control

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Walls
GoodVery Good

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%30%

More low energy lighting installed

Mar 2010from Mar 2010
EPC improved fromB83toE49
Heating Controls
Full ControlThermostat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
30%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1a, Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 1a.

  1. Apr 2018
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2013
    Conditions
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 1a has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.

Current estimate

£855,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.6% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£800,000

Growth on file: 13.6% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2021Most recent

    £800,000

    +73.9%over 8 years
  2. 9 August 2012

    £460,000

    +27.8%over 2 years
  3. 9 August 2010

    £360,000

    -28.0%over 2 years
  4. 31 July 2008

    £500,000

    +825.9%over 8 years
  5. 11 May 2000

    £54,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 2LU: £620,000 (2024–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Mountgrove Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£10,313

Street avg £7,758

Above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

On par
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around N5 2LU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for N5 2LU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for N5 2LU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.4dB

Low
55 dB
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65 dB
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75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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