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About 14 Defoe Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
14 Defoe Road is a detached house in Hackney, London, London (N16 0EG). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 1.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,114/sq ft) was about 161.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold July 2022 for £1,475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
14 Defoe Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 14 Defoe Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,600,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2022)
£1,475,000
Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Abney Park — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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