7 Croston Street, Hackney, London, E8 4PQ
About 7 Croston Street
7 Croston Street is a mid-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (E8 4PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
Held since May 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. At 119 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £1,146,000 sits 562.4% above the 1999 sale of £173,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 70.6% below the postcode norm. 12 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
7 Croston Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 7 Croston Street was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Mar 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Installation of an air source heat pump to the rear of the rear extension
- Reference
- 2024/0489
- Mar 2024RenovationHeritageIn report
Installation of an air source heat pump to an extension of a listed building
Listed- Reference
- 2024/0492
What's in 7 Croston Street, Hackney, London, E8 4PQ's planning history?
10 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
7 Croston Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£1,146,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£173,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 May 1999Most recent
£173,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E8 4PQ: £1,000,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in E8 4PQ
12 Croston Street, Hackney, London, E8 4PQ
Sold Mar 2025
£1,185,00011 Croston Street, Hackney, London, E8 4PQ
Sold Jan 2024
£1,115,00010 Croston Street, Hackney, London, E8 4PQ
Sold Sept 2020
£995,0009 Croston Street, Hackney, London, E8 4PQ
Sold Feb 2020
£1,000,0005 Croston Street, Hackney, London, E8 4PQ
Sold Feb 2018
£750,000
Everything we know about 7 Croston Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Croston Street homes
On price per m², 7 Croston Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,454
Street avg £8,949
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.0 km
Trederwen Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
London Fields 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
55.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB