13a, Brett Road, London, E8 1JP
About 13a
13a is a mid-terrace house in London (E8 1JP). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (32 versus a best of 82).
At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £416,600. Across the public record there are 8 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,046/sq ft) was about 50.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
13a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
13a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Price for 13a has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 23 years.
£416,600
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2022Most recent
£416,600
+9.6%over 4 years16 March 2018
£380,000
+92.9%over 7 years12 November 2010
£197,000
+12.6%over 1 year2 November 2009
£175,000
-7.9%over 2 years12 January 2007
£190,000
+47.3%over 2 years30 January 2004
£129,000
+11.2%over 1 year24 October 2002
£116,000
+103.5%over 2 years17 November 1999
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E8 1JP: £350,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in E8 1JP
27a, Brett Road, Hackney, London, E8 1JP
Sold Dec 2023
£470,00014 Brett Road, Hackney, London, E8 1JP
Sold May 2023
£39,00011 Brett Road, Hackney, London, E8 1JP
Sold Feb 2023
£233,00010b, Brett Road, Hackney, London, E8 1JP
Sold Dec 2022
£350,0005a, Brett Road, Hackney, London, E8 1JP
Sold Sept 2021
£468,000
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Versus other Brett Road homes
Price per m² for 13a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£11,259
Street avg £6,313
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
Hackney Central Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Olive School, Hackney. 91 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.7dB