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11 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN

6 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
130 m²
1399 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 11 Empire Square

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

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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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.

11 Empire Square sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2021from Mar 2010
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 11 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Nov 2005
    Change of UseFull
    In report

    Change of use from live/work to residential only

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    P052064
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£778,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£755,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 December 2021Most recent

    £755,000

    +556.5%
  2. 18 July 2021

    £115,000

    -83.5%over 6 years
  3. 31 October 2014

    £695,000

    +49.5%over 4 years
  4. 2 June 2010

    £465,000

    +34.8%over 4 years
  5. 20 December 2005

    £345,000

    +64.3%over 5 years
  6. 17 February 2000

    £210,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N7 6JN: £575,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Empire Square homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 11 Empire Square lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,808

Street avg £4,961

On par

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 3.2 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

0.1 km

Tufnell Park Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Grafton Primary School. 81 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 6JN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for N7 6JN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.7dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for N7 6JN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.2dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 11 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.