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Flat 5, 4 Gloucester Square, Hackney, London, E2 8RS

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 2nd
Bedroom
1
Floor area
45 m²
484 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Flat 5

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Hackney, London, London (E2 8RS). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 45 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since December 2002, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £374,000 sits 129.4% above the 2002 sale of £163,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 17.4% below the postcode norm. At 45 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 36 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 5, 4 Gloucester Square, Hackney, London, E2 8RS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 5 has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.

Current estimate

£374,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.3% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2002)

£163,000

Growth on file: 23.3% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 December 2002Most recent

    £163,000

    +107.6%over 3 years
  2. 16 June 1999

    £78,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in E2 8RS: £680,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Gloucester Square homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, Flat 5 runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,622

Street avg £6,149

Below

Floor Area

45 m²

Street avg 45 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

11/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Haggerston Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Sebright School. 118 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around E2 8RS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for E2 8RS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.3dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for E2 8RS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Flat 5, 4 Gloucester Square, Hackney, London, E2 8RS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.