12 Penpoll Road, Hackney, London, E8 1EX
About 12 Penpoll Road
12 Penpoll Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (E8 1EX). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 5 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 18.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 18 EPCs). Across 2011–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,179,000 is 10.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£912/sq ft) was about 137.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,070,000 in September 2023.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jul 2011SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of existing 1-bedroom flat and 2-bedroom flat into one 4-bedroom residential dwelling.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2011/1350
- Mar 2011SubdivisionAmendmentIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing use of 1st floor two bedrooms Maisonette and basement one bedroom flat as two self contained flats.
Retrospective- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2010/2109
What's in 12 Penpoll Road, Hackney, London, E8 1EX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2011.
£1,179,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 12 years.
£1,070,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
21 September 2023Most recent
£1,070,000
+7.0%over 5 years12 August 2018
£1,000,000
+124.7%over 6 years15 September 2011
£445,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E8 1EX: £731,500 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in E8 1EX
Flat B, 11 Penpoll Road, Hackney, London, E8 1EX
Sold Sept 2022
£687,000Flat A, 11 Penpoll Road, Hackney, London, E8 1EX
Sold Jun 2021
£731,5003 Penpoll Road, Hackney, London, E8 1EX
Sold Oct 2019
£1,175,00013 Penpoll Road, Hackney, London, E8 1EX
Sold Feb 2017
£1,000,0004 Penpoll Road, Hackney, London, E8 1EX
Sold Jan 2007
£432,500
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Versus other Penpoll Road homes
Price per m² for 12 Penpoll Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£9,817
Street avg £6,997
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Graham Road / Hackney Central — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School. 96 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.1dB