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51b, Independent Place, Hackney, London, E8 2HE

5 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 02
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 51b

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

51b is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (E8 2HE). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. At 110 m² this is the 37th smallest of 49 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–175 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

Last sale on file: £1,055,555 in July 2022. Across the public record there are 5 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. At 110 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 57 EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£891/sq ft) was about 176.1% 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Parkingallocated

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2022from Feb 2015
Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 51b, Independent Place, Hackney, London, E8 2HE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

51b has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 51b was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,057,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£1,055,555

Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 July 2022Most recent

    £1,055,555

    +33.6%over 6 years
  2. 28 July 2015

    £790,000

    +177.2%over 11 years
  3. 22 April 2004

    £285,000

    +14.0%over 2 years
  4. 24 May 2001

    £250,000

    +115.5%over 3 years
  5. 19 November 1997

    £116,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in E8 2HE: £940,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Independent Place homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 51b runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£9,596

Street avg £6,057

Strongly above

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

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

The Excelsior Academy. 97 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around E8 2HE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for E8 2HE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for E8 2HE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 127 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 51b, Independent Place, Hackney, London, E8 2HE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.