11 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN
About 11 Empire Square
11 Empire Square is a mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N7 6JN). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. At 130 m² this is the 29th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–154 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 130 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 31 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £755,000. Across the public record there are 6 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. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2005. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£540/sq ft) was about 88.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
11 Empire Square sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Nov 2005Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from live/work to residential only
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- P052064
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 11 Empire Square
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£778,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 22 years.
£755,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
15 December 2021Most recent
£755,000
+556.5%18 July 2021
£115,000
-83.5%over 6 years31 October 2014
£695,000
+49.5%over 4 years2 June 2010
£465,000
+34.8%over 4 years20 December 2005
£345,000
+64.3%over 5 years17 February 2000
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N7 6JN: £575,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in N7 6JN
27 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN
Sold Aug 2025
£510,00031 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN
Sold Apr 2025
£740,00018 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN
Sold Nov 2023
£575,00028 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN
Sold Jun 2022
£486,37021 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN
Sold Jun 2021
£777,000
Everything we know about 11 Empire Square, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Empire Square homes
EPC Rating for 11 Empire Square lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,808
Street avg £4,961
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.1 km
Tufnell Park Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Grafton Primary School. 81 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.2dB