167 Hornsey Road, Islington, London, N7 6RA
About 167 Hornsey Road
167 Hornsey Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N7 6RA). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 379 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 35 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 62 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–286 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (27 versus a best of 84).
At 35 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 67 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £350,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£923/sq ft) was about 124.7% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
167 Hornsey Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2022Change of UseOutlineIn report
Prior approval application for the change of use from a commercial, business and service (Use class E) to a dwelling house (use class C3).
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P2021/3715/PRA
- Dec 2007BasementFullIn report
Demolition of existing two storey building and creation of a new 4 storey building to provide a ground floor retail unit (with a basement storage area) and 1 x two bed roomed and 2 x one bedroom flats and including creation of a balcony at rear second floor level, the insertion of two front dormer windows and a rear mansard roof extension.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- P072479
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 167 Hornsey Road
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
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 17 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
6 December 2018Most recent
£350,000
+62.8%over 6 years24 February 2012
£215,000
+24.3%6 January 2012
£173,000
-13.5%27 October 2011
£200,000
+108.3%over 9 years7 April 2002
£96,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N7 6RA: £240,000 (2003–2000).
Nearby sales in N7 6RA
Eagle House 213 217, Flat 7, Hornsey Road, Islington, London, N7 6RA
Sold Oct 2003
£200,000169a, Hornsey Road, Islington, London, N7 6RA
Sold Jul 2002
£240,000Flat A, 203 Hornsey Road, Islington, London, N7 6RA
Sold May 2001
£905,000173 177, Flat 7, Hornsey Road, Islington, London, N7 6RA
Sold Mar 1998
£58,500
Everything we know about 167 Hornsey Road, 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 Hornsey Road homes
On price per m², 167 Hornsey Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£9,938
Street avg £3,295
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
Seven Sisters Road / Hornsey Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Pakeman Primary School. 85 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
57.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.8dB