5 April Street, Hackney, London, E8 2EF
About 5 April Street
5 April Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (E8 2EF). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 45 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 sits 67.8% above the 2013 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£609/sq ft) was about 53.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in May 2013.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
5 April Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 April Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey ground floor rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2014/1236
What's in 5 April Street, Hackney, London, E8 2EF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 April Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 May 2013Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E8 2EF: £780,000 (2023–2012).
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Versus other April Street homes
On epc rating, 5 April Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
The Petchey Academy — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Shacklewell Primary School. 94 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB