First Floor Flat, 3 Middleton Grove, Islington, London, N7 9LU
About First Floor Flat
First Floor Flat is a semi-detached house in Islington, London, London (N7 9LU). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Held since May 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 sits 512.8% above the 1996 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 71.3% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
First Floor Flat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
First Floor Flat's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£478,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£78,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 May 1996Most recent
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N7 9LU: £477,500 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in N7 9LU
Flat A, 7 Middleton Grove, London, N7 9LU
Sold Aug 2025
£477,500First Floor Flat, 6 Middleton Grove, London, N7 9LU
Sold Sept 2023
£570,000Flat 1, 4 Middleton Grove, London, N7 9LU
Sold May 2022
£638,000Ground Floor Flat, 3 Middleton Grove, Islington, London, N7 9LU
Sold Mar 2021
£420,000Flat 3, 8 Middleton Grove, London, N7 9LU
Sold Jun 2016
£595,000
Everything we know about First Floor Flat, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Middleton Grove homes
Years Held for First Floor Flat runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,500
Street avg £6,901
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
Hilldrop Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hungerford School. 86 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.9dB