25a, Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU
About 25a
25a is a mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 2LU). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 55 m² this is the 7th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–173 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
It hasn't traded since May 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £639,000 sits 66% above the 2011 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£650/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it's 29.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 22 EPCs).
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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
Planning history
25a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Price for 25a has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£639,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 15 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
15 May 2011Most recent
£385,000
+31.4%over 5 years8 February 2006
£293,000
+301.4%over 9 years15 September 1996
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 2LU: £620,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in N5 2LU
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£13,0001a, Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU
Sold Jun 2021
£800,0007a, Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU
Sold Jun 2021
£620,00021a, Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU
Sold Dec 2018
£625,000
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Versus other Mountgrove Road homes
Price per m²
£7,000
Street avg £7,264
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB