7 Houghton Close, Hackney, London, E8 3TQ

7 Houghton Close is a mid-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (E8 3TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £862,000 sits 666.2% above the 1999 sale of £112,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 47.6% below the postcode norm. At 109 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 8 EPCs).