2a, Greenwood Road, Hackney, London, E8 1AB
About 2a
2a is a semi-detached house in Hackney, London, London (E8 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 256 m² (around 2756 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 256 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 52 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 12 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2a has been through 8 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Aug 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Rear Garden TPO T1 & T2 - Limes - Remove and replace with: Crataegus monogyna 'Stricta', Ulmus carpinofolia Wredei, Koelreuteria paniculata.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/2037
- Apr 2019Change of UseOutlineIn report
Prior notification for change of use of the ground floor from use class B1(a) (offices) to use class C3 (residential) to provide 1 self-contained dwelling.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/0634
What's in 2a, Greenwood Road, Hackney, London, E8 1AB's planning history?
10 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£2,286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in E8 1AB: £950,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in E8 1AB
40a, Greenwood Road, Hackney, London, E8 1AB
Sold Oct 2024
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Sold Sept 2023
£850,0006 Greenwood Road, Hackney, London, E8 1AB
Sold Sept 2023
£950,00050 Greenwood Road, Hackney, London, E8 1AB
Sold May 2021
£1,400,00054 Greenwood Road, Hackney, London, E8 1AB
Sold Apr 2019
£1,200,000
Everything we know about 2a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Greenwood Road homes
Floor Area for 2a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
74 (C)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
256 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Richmond Road / Greenwood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Gayhurst Community School. 101 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
56.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB