23 Penn Road, Islington, London, N7 9RD
About 23 Penn Road
23 Penn Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N7 9RD). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 221 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 49 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,611,000 is 11.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£988/sq ft) was about 100.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £2,350,000 in December 2023.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- BalconyYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
23 Penn Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Penn Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2008ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Minor Amendment - Lower ground floor portion of new rear extension to be rendered rather than London Stock Brick in order to be more in keeping with existing building
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- P071995(MA01)
- Sept 2008ConditionsIn report
Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission ref: P071995 dated 20/11/07
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- P071995(C3)
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 23 Penn 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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 23 Penn Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£2,611,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 27 years.
£2,350,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
5 December 2023Most recent
£2,350,000
-13.0%over 9 months1 March 2023
£2,700,000
+980.0%over 25 years29 April 1997
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N7 9RD: £900,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in N7 9RD
5c, Penn Road, London, N7 9RD
Sold Oct 2025
£900,000Flat B, 9 Penn Road, Islington, London, N7 9RD
Sold Jun 2024
£920,00013a, Penn Road, Islington, London, N7 9RD
Sold Jan 2023
£750,000Flat B D, 25 Penn Road, Islington, London, N7 9RD
Sold Oct 2022
£575,0008 Penn Road, Islington, London, N7 9RD
Sold Dec 2021
£2,950,000
Everything we know about 23 Penn 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
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Penn Road homes
Years Held for 23 Penn Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£10,633
Street avg £7,912
Floor Area
221 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 11.8 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
Caledonian Road / Nags Head Holloway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School. 88 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
57.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.4dB