2 Finsbury Park Road, Hackney, London, N4 2JZ
About 2 Finsbury Park Road
2 Finsbury Park Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Hackney, London, London (N4 2JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 1 is the typical count. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,579,000 is 31.6% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £1,200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Finsbury Park Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2016ConditionsIn report
Variation of conditions 2 (compliance with drawings), 3 (details and samples), 4 (details and samples of pipework) and 5 (details and samples of roof dormers) attached to planning permission 2015/1494 dated 24/06/2015 to facilitate changes to the proposed material palette, amend the internal layout providing habitable room at basement level and enlarge the site boundary.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 2016/2305
- Jul 2016ApplicationIn report
Adjoining Borough Observations for: Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a building arranged over 3 basement floors, ground and 32 upper floors plus mezzanine and 3 rooftop plant levels (168.4m AOD) to provide office accommodation (Class B1); flexible retail uses (Class A1-A3); cafe/restaurant uses (Class A3); flexible retail uses (Class A1/A3); a flexible space for office, conferencing, events and/or leisure use (Class B1, D1, D2 and/or sui generis) and a publicly accessible roof terrace and associated facilities; hard and soft landscaping works; servicing facilities; and other works incidental to the development (total floor area 92,123sq.m GEA).
- Reference
- 2016/0910
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,579,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 2022Most recent
£1,200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N4 2JZ: £896,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in N4 2JZ
Flat 1, 24 Finsbury Park Road, London, N4 2JZ
Sold Apr 2024
£805,0006 Finsbury Park Road, Hackney, London, N4 2JZ
Sold Oct 2023
£1,800,000Flat 2, 6 Finsbury Park Road, London, N4 2JZ
Sold Sept 2022
£905,000Flat 2, 24 Finsbury Park Road, London, N4 2JZ
Sold Mar 2021
£610,00020 Finsbury Park Road, Hackney, London, N4 2JZ
Sold Oct 2020
£896,000
Everything we know about 2 Finsbury Park Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Finsbury Park Road homes
On price per m², 2 Finsbury Park Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,349
Street avg £13,266
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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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
0.0 km
City & Islington College — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre. 92 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB