7 Princess Crescent, Hackney, London, N4 2HH
About 7 Princess Crescent
7 Princess Crescent is a semi-detached house in Hackney, London, London (N4 2HH). It has a recorded floor area of 343 m² (around 3692 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.
At 343 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 25 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. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
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Energy performance
7 Princess Crescent sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
- Jan 2010RenovationFullIn report
Installation of a 1.1m high steel hand rail at roof level; replacement of all flat entrance doors and main entrance door, other minor alterations.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 2009/2598
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
7 Princess Crescent has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£2,431,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in N4 2HH: £495,000 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in N4 2HH
Third Floor Flat, 1 Princess Crescent, London, N4 2HH
Sold Aug 2023
£452,500Second Floor Flat, 1 Princess Crescent, London, N4 2HH
Sold Jun 2021
£495,0003 Princess Crescent, Hackney, London, N4 2HH
Sold Jan 2019
£1,625,000Ground Floor Flat, 1 Princess Crescent, London, N4 2HH
Sold Jan 2015
£657,000First Floor Flat, 1 Princess Crescent, London, N4 2HH
Sold Nov 1999
£58,000
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- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
15/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Alexandra Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Parkwood Primary School. 95 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
56.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.8dB