16 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN
About 16 Empire Square
16 Empire Square is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N7 6JN). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. At 89 m² this is the 13th 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 across 32 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sold in September 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 89 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 31 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£549/sq ft) was about 93.5% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
16 Empire Square's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Empire Square has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 Empire Square
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Empire Square has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 15 years.
£526,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
4 September 2014Most recent
£526,000
+29.2%over 1 year1 February 2013
£407,000
+13.1%over 5 years11 October 2007
£359,950
+53.2%over 7 years22 November 1999
£235,000
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
£486,37011 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN
Sold Dec 2021
£755,000
Everything we know about 16 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

Versus other Empire Square homes
Price per m²
£5,910
Street avg £4,956
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.2dB