18b, Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4ET
About 18b
18b is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (E8 4ET). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £863,000 is 21.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£901/sq ft) was about 20.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £707,888. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
18b has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2022ConditionsIn report
Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) 4 (SUDs) and 5 (flood resilient) attached to planning permission 2021/1714 dated 22/07/2021.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2021/3088
- Jul 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Ground floor rear and side extension and internal reconfiguration .
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 2021/1714
What's in 18b, Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4ET's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£863,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£707,888
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 July 2021Most recent
£707,888
Median price across the last 5 sales in E8 4ET: £1,162,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in E8 4ET
12 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4ET
Sold Dec 2024
£890,0001 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4ET
Sold Nov 2024
£955,00030 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4ET
Sold Sept 2023
£1,261,00032 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4ET
Sold Mar 2022
£1,415,00014 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4ET
Sold Apr 2021
£1,420,000
Everything we know about 18b, in one report
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Versus other Albion Drive homes
Floor Area for 18b lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,697
Street avg £8,222
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
Middleton Road Haggerston — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Queensbridge Primary School. 117 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB