Garden Flat, 53 Anson Road, Islington, London, N7 0AR
About Garden Flat
Garden Flat is a mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N7 0AR). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in September 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 68 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Planning history at Garden Flat is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Ailanthus altissima Prune back to most recent reduction points to contain crown and root-activity
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- P2026/0908/TRE
- Nov 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Rear garden T1 Ailanthus altissima (Tree of Heaven) - Crown reduce by 30% (pruning not to extend beyond most recent reduction points). T2 Ilex aquifolium (Holly) - Fell and treat stump. T3 Betula pendula youngii (Weeping Birch) - Prune out branches growing outside line of crown (back to main crown outline), deadwood, raise crown to 1.8m. T4 Syringa vulgaris (Lilac) - Reduce height to 1.8m to previous reduction points.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- P2018/3350/TRE
What's in Garden Flat, 53 Anson Road, Islington, London, N7 0AR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Garden Flat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£648,000
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 0AR: £1,425,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in N7 0AR
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Versus other Anson Road homes
Garden Flat outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
73 (C)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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
Campdale Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Tufnell Park Primary School. 76 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
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB