56 Anson Road, Islington, London, N7 0AA
About 56 Anson Road
56 Anson Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Islington, London, London (N7 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 571 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 50). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 53 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–329 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (32 versus a best of 76).
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
56 Anson Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 56 Anson Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jun 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
ASH - Notion plan. Ash is dead due to ash die-back, and needs felling. Replace with mountain ash or similar in the same position or as clsoe as possible. It would be best not to replace with a tree that would grow to the same height, to aviod overshadowing of the adjacent garden in Fairlie Court.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- P2022/2025/TRE
- May 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Rear garden: 1 x Ash tree (T1) - Prune to clear adjacent building by 2 metres. 1 x Ash tree (T2) - Crown reduce by 1.5 metre, to remove deadwood. 1 x Lawson Cypress (T3) - Crown reduce by 20%, lift 3 metres.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- P2016/1555/TRE
What's in 56 Anson Road, Islington, London, N7 0AA's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
56 Anson Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£601,000
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 N7 0AA: £620,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in N7 0AA
Flat C, 68 Anson Road, London, N7 0AA
Sold Oct 2025
£700,000Flat 1, 62 Anson Road, Islington, London, N7 0AA
Sold Aug 2024
£1Flat E, 68 Anson Road, London, N7 0AA
Sold Nov 2022
£412,00064 Anson Road, Islington, London, N7 0AA
Sold May 2022
£2,960,000Flat B, 68 Anson Road, London, N7 0AA
Sold Feb 2022
£620,000
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Versus other Anson Road homes
56 Anson Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 69 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Dalmeny Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Tufnell Park Primary School. 78 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
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB