5a, Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU
About 5a
5a is a mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 2LU). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 997 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 93 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 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
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2021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
5a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£788,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
£13,0001a, 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
Everything we know about 5a, in one report
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Versus other Mountgrove Road homes
EPC Rating for 5a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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