42 Anson Road, Islington, London, N7 0AB
About 42 Anson Road
42 Anson Road is a detached house in Islington, London, London (N7 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 96 m² this is the 8th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–319 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 96 m² it's 28.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £705,000 sits 729.4% above the 2020 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 79.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £85,000 in October 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
42 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Nov 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 42 Anson Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Rear garden (42 Anson Road) (T2) Common Lime - Pollard at 2m. N.B.Tree works are necessary for health and safety reasons due to its' poor structural condition.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P2020/3285/TRE
- Aug 2005Tree WorksTreesIn report
Tree works in rear garden: Lime: Reduce by 40% that part of crown overhanging No.44 Anson Road.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- P052190
What's in 42 Anson Road, Islington, London, N7 0AB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
42 Anson Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2020).
£705,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£85,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 October 2020Most recent
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N7 0AB: £636,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in N7 0AB
Everything we know about 42 Anson Road, in one report
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Versus other Anson Road homes
42 Anson Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£886
Street avg £6,048
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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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
Greenwood Centre — 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
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB