23 Crossley Street, Islington, London, N7 8PE
About 23 Crossley Street
23 Crossley Street is a mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N7 8PE). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £910,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2025–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,140,000 is 25.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£716/sq ft) was about 36.6% 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 23 Crossley Street was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Feb 2026ExtensionConditionsIn report
Extension: Single storey
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission ref. P2025/0504/FUL dated: 02/06/2025 for 'Erection of a single storey side-fill extension, Installation of two rooflights to rear roof-slope, lowering internal floor level and associated internal alterations.’ The amendments are to increase the height of the approved extension, substitute zinc cladding with timber cladding, and replace an approved window opening within the outrigger with a door.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- P2025/3408/S73
- Nov 2025ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. P2025/0504/FUL dated 02 Jun 2025. (‘Erection of a single storey side-fill extension, Installation of two rooflights to rear roof-slope, lowering internal floor level and associated internal alterations’). The amendments are to Change material of the side-fill extension and change window to door.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P2025/3015/NMA
What's in 23 Crossley Street, Islington, London, N7 8PE's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
23 Crossley Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -6.7% per year over 1 year.
£910,000
Growth on file: -6.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
7 February 2025Most recent
£910,000
-6.7%7 February 2025
£975,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N7 8PE: £860,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in N7 8PE
Flat A, 49 Crossley Street, London, N7 8PE
Sold Dec 2024
£860,00037 Crossley Street, Islington, London, N7 8PE
Sold Jan 2021
£1,570,00013 Crossley Street, Islington, London, N7 8PE
Sold Jan 2021
£1,347,000Ground & First Floor, 1 Crossley Street, London, N7 8PE
Sold Sept 2018
£840,00053 Crossley Street, Islington, London, N7 8PE
Sold May 2018
£1,580,000
Everything we know about 23 Crossley Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Crossley Street homes
Years Held for 23 Crossley Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,263
Street avg £8,049
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.2 km
Ellington Street / Arundel Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Mary Magdalene Academy. 99 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB