Flat A, 1 Penpoll Road, Hackney, London, E8 1EX
About Flat A
Flat A is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (E8 1EX). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Held since December 2001 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £917,000 sits 579.3% above the 2001 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 77.3% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Flat A has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Flat A's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£917,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£135,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 December 2001Most recent
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E8 1EX: £1,000,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in E8 1EX
12 Penpoll Road, Hackney, London, E8 1EX
Sold Sept 2023
£1,070,000Flat 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
£1,000,000
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Versus other Penpoll Road homes
On price per m², Flat A runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£971
Street avg £8,380
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
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