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42 Anson Road, Islington, London, N7 0AB

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 42 Anson Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Nov 2020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

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Anson Road, Islington, London, N7 0AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 42 Anson Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Dec 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2005
    Tree WorksTrees
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

42 Anson Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2020).

Current estimate

£705,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£85,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 October 2020Most recent

    £85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N7 0AB: £636,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Anson Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

42 Anson Road is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£886

Street avg £6,048

Strongly below

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around N7 0AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for N7 0AB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for N7 0AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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