8 Penn Road, Islington, London, N7 9RD
About 8 Penn Road
8 Penn Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Islington, London, London (N7 9RD). It has a recorded floor area of 256 m² (around 2756 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The property has an EV charger and underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good.
At 256 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 49 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,071/sq ft) was about 118.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £2,950,000 in December 2021. 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- EV chargerYes
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
8 Penn Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Penn Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Ornamental Plum tree on left near house- (8M) crown reduction of approximately 2.5m, thin crown, remove branch on left. T2- Cypress tree- (20m)- crown reduction of approximately thirty percent (6m)- prune in all sides by up to 2m. Lift crown to approximately 5m from ground level.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P2024/2590/TRE
- Aug 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Rear garden (T1) Purple plum tree (7m) - reduce crown by up to 2m and remove epicormic shoots from main stems. (T2) Elder tree (5m) - reduce crown by up to 1m. (T3) Rowan tree (6m) - reduce crown by up to 1m. (T4) Apple tree (5m) - reduce crown by up to 1m. (T5) Apple tree (4m) - reduce crown by up to 0.5m. (T6) Elder tree (5m) - reduce crown by up to 1m. (T7) Cypress tree (4m) - take down to ground level. (T8) Cypress tree (9m) - take down to ground level. (T9) Holm oak bush (3m) - take down to ground level. (T10) Pear tree (4m) - reduce crown by up to 0.5m. (T11) Pear tree (5m) - reduce crown by up to 1m. (T12) Cherry tree (7m) - reduce crown by up to 2m.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- P2022/2437/TRE
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Penn Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,914,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.4% per year over 3 years.
£2,950,000
Growth on file: 22.4% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
3 December 2021Most recent
£2,950,000
+93.4%over 3 years28 August 2018
£1,525,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N7 9RD: £920,000 (2025–2023).
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
£920,00023 Penn Road, Islington, London, N7 9RD
Sold Dec 2023
£2,350,00013a, Penn Road, Islington, London, N7 9RD
Sold Jan 2023
£750,000Flat B D, 25 Penn Road, Islington, London, N7 9RD
Sold Oct 2022
£575,000
Everything we know about 8 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
Price per m² for 8 Penn Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£11,523
Street avg £7,734
Floor Area
256 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 11.9 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
Caledonian Road / Nags Head Holloway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School. 88 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
57.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.4dB