51b, Independent Place, Hackney, London, E8 2HE
About 51b
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Parkingallocated
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
51b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 51b was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,057,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 25 years.
£1,055,555
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
24 July 2022Most recent
£1,055,555
+33.6%over 6 years28 July 2015
£790,000
+177.2%over 11 years22 April 2004
£285,000
+14.0%over 2 years24 May 2001
£250,000
+115.5%over 3 years19 November 1997
£116,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E8 2HE: £940,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in E8 2HE
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Sold Mar 2025
£585,00063 Independent Place, Hackney, London, E8 2HE
Sold Sept 2024
£940,00015 Independent Place, Hackney, London, E8 2HE
Sold Jan 2024
£800,00053 Independent Place, Hackney, London, E8 2HE
Sold Aug 2022
£940,000
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Versus other Independent Place homes
On years held, 51b runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£9,596
Street avg £6,057
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
The Petchey Academy — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Excelsior Academy. 97 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB