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Former Archway Methodist Church, London, N19

Land size
0.22 acres
Use Class
Use Class: F1

Description

LOCATION
The building is located within the Archway Road gyratory system (A1), which links Archway Road to Holloway Road. The surrounding area encompasses both residential and commercial uses with a wide variety of amenities located in the vicinity.
The property benefits from excellent connectivity, both Archway London Underground station (Northern Line) and Upper Holloway station (Overground services) are within walking distance.

DESCRIPTION
The subject property comprises a vacant building of 1930's construction, which extends to approximately 12,427ft² over basement ground, first, second and mezzanine levels and is positioned on a freehold site of circa 0.22 acres. The building is configured around a large central auditorium, with a stage and seating areas at ground and mezzanine levels. The main entrance is on the south elevation and serves corridors that provide access to the lower level of the auditorium. The upper floors are served by a stair core in the south east corner. The first floor has several small rooms off a concourse linking to the mezzanine seating area. The second floor is former projection room with access to two small terraces. There is a small basement to the northern section of the building accessed externally via a dedicated staircase. There is vehicular access to the building and car parking, accessed directly via the Archway Road gyratory system. The property is currently in a poor state of repair (internally and externally) and requires extensive refurbishment throughout, including significant structural remediation works

PLANNING
The property is located in the London Borough of Islington, is locally listed and lies in the Archway Conservation Area. The building benefits from D1 Use and may also suit a variety of related uses falling within other classes of the Use Class Order 2020, subject to the necessary consents.

LEGAL
We have been advised that there are restrictive covenants on the Title in favour of the adjacent Archway Methodist Church preventing the building from being used as a place of worship, the sale of alcohol, or for gambling purposes. It has been confirmed by Archway Methodist Church that they are not prepared to discharge the restrictive covenants prohibiting the existing building to be used as a place of worship, sale of alcohol and gambling. A copy of the restrictive covenants are available upon request.

STRUCTURE
Two extensive engineering assessments have been carried out on the existing building which are available upon request.

TENURE
The building is owned freehold and can be sold or offered by way of the grant of a new lease from the Landlord on FRI terms.

RENT / PRICE
Rental offers are invited for a new occupational letting. Alternatively unconditional offers for the freehold interest are invited.

RATES
TBC.

EPC
Exempt
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VAT
The property has not been elected for VAT.

SUBJECT TO CONTRACT

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Date Posted
2026-07-17

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School397 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    206
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Hargrave Park Primary School429 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    0 to 11
    Pupils
    333
    Type
    Community school
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School568 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    523
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Yerbury Primary School613 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    453
    Type
    Community school
  • Whitehall Park School676 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    202
    Type
    Free schools

Secondary

  • City of London Academy, Highgate Hill415 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    641
    Type
    Free schools
  • St Aloysius' College505 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    341
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Acland Burghley School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,252
    Type
    Community school
  • La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    550
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
    Gender
    Girls
  • Arts and Media School Islington0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    577
    Type
    Foundation school

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

M&S Archway Foodhall, London93 metres
Aldi Archway, London110 metres
Co-op Archway, London128 metres

GP surgery

St Johns Way Medical Centre338 metres

Pharmacy

Well133 metres

Hospital

The Whittington Hospital316 metres

Green space

Public Park Or Garden62 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Upper Holloway Rail Station443 metres

Nearest bus stop

Archway Station42 metres

Typical drive times

Borehamwood22 min · 10 miles
London (city)19 min · 4.8 miles
City of London (city)18 min · 4.6 miles
City of Westminster (city)21 min · 5.2 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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