79 New City Road, Newham, London, E13 9LN
About 79 New City Road
79 New City Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Newham, London, London (E13 9LN). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 45 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £293,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£605/sq ft) was about 237.5% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
79 New City Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of a single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- Ace Engineering Solutions
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01201/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
79 New City Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 23 years.
£293,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2021Most recent
£293,000
+10.6%over 3 years1 June 2017
£265,000
+89.3%over 4 years11 September 2012
£140,000
+366.7%over 14 years24 November 1997
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E13 9LN: £303,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in E13 9LN
79a, New City Road, Newham, London, E13 9LN
Sold Apr 2024
£265,0001 New City Road, Newham, London, E13 9LN
Sold May 2022
£430,00013 New City Road, Newham, London, E13 9LN
Sold Nov 2017
£380,0003 New City Road, Newham, London, E13 9LN
Sold Nov 2016
£275,00071 New City Road, Newham, London, E13 9LN
Sold May 2014
£270,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other New City Road homes
Floor Area for 79 New City Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Samson Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
New City Primary School. 84 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB