What kind of home is 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET?

32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET last change hands?

32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET last sold for £1,415,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £114,000 in April 1997, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between April 1997 and March 2022, 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET rose from £114,000 to £1,415,000, a change of £1,301,000. That works out to roughly +10.6% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET?

The current EPC rating for 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in September 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET?

32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (1,206 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in E8 4ET. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET use?

The latest EPC at 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET have?

The most recent planning decision at 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET was a refusal for single-storey rear extension (ref. 2023/0120) in March 2023. Earlier filings include 1 approved application on the same address. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET?

32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET is in council tax band E.

Which area is 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET in?

32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET sits in Hackney, London, London. It falls within the E8 postcode district.

What is crime like near 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET?

Police records around 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET show an average of 10 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 29% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (400% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET?

The closest primary school to 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET is Queensbridge Primary School (2m), one of 90 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Waterside Academy (373m), with 27 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET?

The closest bus stop to 32 Albion Drive, E8 4ET is Middleton Road Haggerston, 112m away. The nearest rail option is Haggerston Rail Station, 280m away.

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32 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4ET

3 planning records

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

112 m²

1206 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 32 Albion Drive

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

32 Albion Drive is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (E8 4ET). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,174/sq ft) was about 50.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £1,415,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenrear

Building

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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 32 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4ET, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a loft conversion application was refused at 32 Albion Drive in 2023.

Mar 2026
Conditions
In report
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 (SUDS) and 5 (Flooding) attached to planning permission ref 2023/1062 dated 05/07/2023.
Reference
2026/0709
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Jul 2023
DemolitionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed demolition of the existing rear extension and replacement with a single-storey rear and infill extension. Installation of replacement rooflight and 1x rooflight
Extension
Documents
16 docs on file
Reference
2023/1062
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What's in 32 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4ET's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 32 Albion Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£1,504,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£1,415,000

Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

16 March 2022Most recent
£1,415,000
+1141.2%over 24 years
10 April 1997
£114,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in E8 4ET: £955,000 (2024–2021).

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Versus other Albion Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

32 Albion Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£12,634

Street avg £7,855

Strongly above

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

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Area

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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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.9dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for E8 4ET

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.9dB

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