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16 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 2nd
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Empire Square

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

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

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

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2022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

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Empire Square has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

16 Empire Square has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£560,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£526,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 September 2014Most recent

    £526,000

    +29.2%over 1 year
  2. 1 February 2013

    £407,000

    +13.1%over 5 years
  3. 11 October 2007

    £359,950

    +53.2%over 7 years
  4. 22 November 1999

    £235,000

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

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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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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.

Price per m²

£5,910

Street avg £4,956

On par

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

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 16 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.