31 Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LX
About 31 Mountgrove Road
31 Mountgrove Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 2LX). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £1,176,600. Across the public record there are 4 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.7% per year.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
31 Mountgrove Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of an additional storey at roof level and rear roof terrace including installation of balustrading.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P060575
- Aug 2006ExtensionIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Observation to London Borough of Islington: Erection of an additional storey at roof level and rear roof terrace with balustrading at 31 Mountgrove Road.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 2006/1793
What's in 31 Mountgrove Road, Islington, London, N5 2LX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
31 Mountgrove Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£1,133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.7% per year over 25 years.
£1,176,600
Growth on file: 15.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
4 March 2022Most recent
£1,176,600
+83.3%over 8 years8 August 2013
£642,000
+179.1%over 12 years4 December 2000
£230,000
+607.7%over 3 years2 July 1997
£32,500
Median price across the last 1 sales in N5 2LX: £90,000 (1997–1997).
Nearby sales in N5 2LX
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gillespie Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Gillespie Primary School. 94 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB