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Basement Flat, 121 City Road, London, EC1V 1JB

Property type
End terrace
Floor Basement
Habitable rooms
1
From EPC
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Basement Flat

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

Basement Flat is an end-of-terrace house in London (EC1V 1JB). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 54 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 9 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Basement Flat, 121 City Road, London, EC1V 1JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Basement Flat has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Basement Flat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£389,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in EC1V 1JB: £1,375,000 (2022–2020).

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On the street

Versus other City Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, Basement Flat runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

56 (D)

Street avg 65 (D)

Below

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

1 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

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

Old Street Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Central Foundation Boys' School. 102 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EC1V 1JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EC1V 1JB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

59.0dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for EC1V 1JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Basement Flat, 121 City Road, London, EC1V 1JB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.