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Flat 1, 131 City Road, Hackney, London, EC1V 1JB

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Flat 1

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

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

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)
Oct 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2022from Jul 2012
EPC improved fromB81toD68
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 1, 131 City Road, Hackney, London, EC1V 1JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 1 has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jan 2007
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for Flat 1 has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£514,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£848,400

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 July 2022Most recent

    £848,400

    +211.9%over 16 years
  2. 10 November 2005

    £272,000

    +23.6%over 5 years
  3. 19 April 2000

    £220,000

    +37.5%over 11 months
  4. 13 May 1999

    £160,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EC1V 1JB: £1,375,000 (2022–2016).

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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.

Flat 1 outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

68 (D)

Street avg 64 (D)

Above

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par
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 Flat 1, 131 City Road, Hackney, London, EC1V 1JB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.