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28 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 02
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
72 m²
775 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 28 Empire Square

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

28 Empire Square is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N7 6JN). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 72 m² this is the 6th 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 top. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£628/sq ft) was about 117.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £486,370. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Empire Square, Islington, London, N7 6JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

28 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£488,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£486,370

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 June 2022Most recent

    £486,370

    +121.1%over 16 years
  2. 8 September 2005

    £220,000

    +58.3%over 5 years
  3. 2 March 2000

    £139,000

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.

What we flagged

  • 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.

On habitable rooms, 28 Empire Square runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,755

Street avg £4,912

Strongly above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

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