7a, Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU
About 7a
7a is a mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 2LU). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 62 m² this is the 10th 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, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (78 versus a worst of 49). The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£930/sq ft) was about 115.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 22 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £620,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
7a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
7a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£666,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 14 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2021Most recent
£620,000
+69.9%over 10 years25 March 2011
£365,000
+10.6%over 4 years22 March 2007
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 2LU: £625,000 (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
£800,00021a, Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU
Sold Dec 2018
£625,00011 Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LU
Sold Oct 2018
£1,335,000
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Versus other Mountgrove Road homes
EPC Rating for 7a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£10,011
Street avg £7,013
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 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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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