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17 Besant Walk, Islington, London, N7 7RG

EPC B1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 2nd
Bedroom
1
Floor area
49 m²
530 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Besant Walk

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

17 Besant Walk is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N7 7RG). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 530 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2009) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 49 m² this is the 6th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–104 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (84 versus a worst of 58).

At 49 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2009–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 sits 70% above the 2012 sale of £199,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2005. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.

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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

  • Bedrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Besant Walk ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Besant Walk, Islington, London, N7 7RG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2005
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Retrospective permission for replacement of windows with double glazed windows (UPVC)

    RetrospectiveNew Windows
    Reference
    P052158
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What's in 17 Besant Walk, Islington, London, N7 7RG's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

£340,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£199,950

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 February 2012Most recent

    £199,950

    +17.6%over 2 years
  2. 29 June 2009

    £169,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in N7 7RG: £424,000 (2023–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Besant Walk homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Besant Walk outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,064

Street avg £4,787

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Floor Area

49 m²

Street avg 60 m²

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Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

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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

0.2 km

Seven Sisters Road / Hornsey Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Pooles Park Primary School. 86 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 7RG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for N7 7RG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.2dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for N7 7RG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.8dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Besant Walk, Islington, London, N7 7RG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.