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About Defoe House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Defoe House is an end-of-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (N16 0EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 61 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Defoe House (32–61 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (24 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 61 m² the property is well over the postcode median (35 m² across 9 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.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Defoe House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Nov 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Defoe House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
Versus other Defoe Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Defoe House lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
24 (F)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 40 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.2 km
Abney Park — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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