31 Lavender Grove, Hackney, London, E8 3LU
About 31 Lavender Grove
31 Lavender Grove is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hackney, London, London (E8 3LU). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,378,000 is 25.5% below the 2022 sale of £1,850,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,719/sq ft) was about 217.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £1,850,000. Across the public record there are 4 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. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 100 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 36 EPCs).
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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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
31 Lavender Grove has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Rear Garden : T1 - Mature Robinia pseudoacacia eastern boundary. Crown reduce height by 1m and laterals by 0.5m to reduce wind sail on poor branch junction and defect at base. Remove deadwood T2 - Semi mature Robinia pseudoacacia - Reduce over extended tips by 1m, crown lift by 1m and remove deadwood. T3 - Sorbus aria - Prune of garden building by 1m.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/1535
- Jan 2018ConditionsIn report
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 (Materials) and 4 (Tree Protection Details) attached to planning permission 2017/1556 dated 29/06/2017.
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- 2017/4412
What's in 31 Lavender Grove, Hackney, London, E8 3LU's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
31 Lavender Grove has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£1,378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 22 years.
£1,850,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2022Most recent
£1,850,000
+60.9%over 5 years24 October 2016
£1,150,000
+296.6%over 14 years17 July 2002
£290,000
+10.0%over 2 years18 April 2000
£263,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in E8 3LU: £1,250,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in E8 3LU
13 Lavender Grove, Hackney, London, E8 3LU
Sold Aug 2022
£1,300,0002 Lavender Grove, Hackney, London, E8 3LU
Sold Dec 2021
£1,479,00039 Lavender Grove, Hackney, London, E8 3LU
Sold Jun 2019
£721,5007 Lavender Grove, Hackney, London, E8 3LU
Sold Mar 2017
£1,130,00021 Lavender Grove, Hackney, London, E8 3LU
Sold Jan 2016
£2,075,000
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Versus other Lavender Grove homes
On price per m², 31 Lavender Grove stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£18,500
Street avg £10,473
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.2 km
Richmond Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Queensbridge Primary School. 113 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB