5 Greenwood Road, Hackney, London, E8 1AB
About 5 Greenwood Road
5 Greenwood Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (E8 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 52 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a basement excavation, partial demolition and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £2,107,000 is 31.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£835/sq ft) was about 179.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (April 2018).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_street
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
5 Greenwood Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2023ExtensionConditionsIn report
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 (drainage) and 4 (flooding) attached to planning permission 2022/1797 dated 07/11/2022 for the demolition of existing rear ground floor extension and erection of replacement ground floor rear and side infill extensions. The installation of front roof lights, erection of rear dormer extension and excavation to provide extended basement and rear lightwell.
- Reference
- 2023/2305
- Nov 2022BasementFullIn report
Demolition of existing rear ground floor extension and erection of replacement ground floor rear and side infill extensions. The installation of front roof lights, erection of rear dormer extension and excavation to provide extended basement and rear lightwell.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/1797
What's in 5 Greenwood Road, Hackney, London, E8 1AB's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Greenwood Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,107,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 April 2018Most recent
£1,600,000
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
£5,00018a, Greenwood Road, Hackney, London, E8 1AB
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
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Versus other Greenwood Road homes
EPC Rating for 5 Greenwood Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,989
Street avg £5,928
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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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