Flat 2, 42 Horton Road, London, E8 1DP
About Flat 2
Flat 2 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in London (E8 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 59 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (42–59 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (58 versus a best of 66). The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).
Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£945/sq ft) was about 116.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 60 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £600,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Flat 2 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Flat 2 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.
£651,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 16 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2022Most recent
£600,000
+87.5%over 11 years18 August 2011
£320,000
+18.5%over 4 years19 January 2007
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E8 1DP: £605,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in E8 1DP
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Sold Mar 2025
£380,00013a, Horton Road, London, E8 1DP
Sold Dec 2024
£605,00021 Horton Road, Hackney, London, E8 1DP
Sold Aug 2024
£1,300,00019 Horton Road, Hackney, London, E8 1DP
Sold Aug 2024
£1,660,000Flat 10, 30 Horton Road, Hackney, London, E8 1DP
Sold Feb 2024
£450,000
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Versus other Horton Road homes
On price per m², Flat 2 stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£10,169
Street avg £6,886
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
0.2 km
Royal Oak Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gayhurst Community School. 97 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.7dB