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23 Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
173 m²
1862 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Mountgrove Road

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

23 Mountgrove Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 2LU). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 37.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,564,000 sits 385% above the 1999 sale of £322,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 62.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Dec 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Mountgrove Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Jul 2014
    Solar PanelsOutline
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Erection of a rear roof extension at third floor level, installation of two roof lights and installation of PV panels at roof level.

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    P2014/2075/COLP
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    P2014/0792/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 23 Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

23 Mountgrove Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£1,564,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 37.7% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1999)

£322,500

Growth on file: 37.7% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 August 1999Most recent

    £322,500

    +74.8%over 2 years
  2. 22 November 1996

    £184,500

    +67.7%over 7 months
  3. 14 April 1996

    £110,000

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.

Price per m² for 23 Mountgrove Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,864

Street avg £9,870

Strongly below

Floor Area

173 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly above
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
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.