3 Cornelia Street, Islington, London, N7 8BA
About 3 Cornelia Street
3 Cornelia Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N7 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–141 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2020. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,928/sq ft) was about 384.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £685,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
3 Cornelia Street's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
3 Cornelia Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
3 Cornelia Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£710,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 20 years.
£685,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
15 April 2021Most recent
£685,000
+185.4%over 19 years17 July 2001
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N7 8BA: £690,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in N7 8BA
5 Cornelia Street, Islington, London, N7 8BA
Sold Jan 2025
£690,00014b, Cornelia Street, Islington, London, N7 8BA
Sold Jul 2024
£1,000,00059 Cornelia Street, Islington, London, N7 8BA
Sold May 2024
£961,00045 Cornelia Street, Islington, London, N7 8BA
Sold Jan 2022
£320,00041 Cornelia Street, Islington, London, N7 8BA
Sold Dec 2021
£650,000
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Versus other Cornelia Street homes
3 Cornelia Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£20,758
Street avg £4,795
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.7 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
Ellington Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Mary Magdalene Academy. 100 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
55.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB