Flat 1, 131 City Road, Hackney, London, EC1V 1JB
About Flat 1
Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (EC1V 1JB). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (July 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £514,000 is 39.4% below the 2022 sale of £848,400, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £848,400. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 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 performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
Flat 1 has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension and installation of sliding doors to replace a window at ground floor level of the rear elevation.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2006/2997
What's in Flat 1, 131 City Road, Hackney, London, EC1V 1JB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Flat 1 has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£514,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 23 years.
£848,400
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
3 July 2022Most recent
£848,400
+211.9%over 16 years10 November 2005
£272,000
+23.6%over 5 years19 April 2000
£220,000
+37.5%over 11 months13 May 1999
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EC1V 1JB: £1,375,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in EC1V 1JB
135 137, Second & Third Floor Flat, City Road, Hackney, London, EC1V 1JB
Sold Mar 2022
£5,000,000133a, City Road, Hackney, London, EC1V 1JB
Sold Nov 2021
£2,200,000125 City Road, Hackney, London, EC1V 1JB
Sold Jul 2020
£1,375,000123 City Road, Hackney, London, EC1V 1JB
Sold Jul 2020
£1,375,000135 137, Flat, City Road, Hackney, London, EC1V 1JB
Sold Mar 2016
£1,000,000
Everything we know about Flat 1, in one report
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Versus other City Road homes
Flat 1 outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
Old Street Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Central Foundation Boys' School. 102 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.5dB