Samros Apartments 1a, Flat 3, Finsbury Park Road, Hackney, London, N4 2LA
About Samros Apartments 1a
Samros Apartments 1a is a mid-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (N4 2LA). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2014) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 56 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in Samros Apartments 1a, where floor areas span 49–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.
At 56 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 41 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Samros Apartments 1a's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
- Sept 2008New BuildFullIn report
Erection of a four storey and a five storey building at the front and rear of the site respectively to provide a total of 187m2 B1 floorspace at ground floor level and nine residential units on upper floors (comprising 5x3 bed and 4x2 bed flats) with front roof terrace, together with the provision of two car parking spaces, eight cycle spaces, refuse storage and associated landscaping.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 2007/1215
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Samros Apartments 1a
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Samros Apartments 1a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£483,000
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 2LA: £642,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in N4 2LA
Flat 2, 27 Finsbury Park Road, London, N4 2LA
Sold Jan 2025
£575,050Flat 1, 21 Finsbury Park Road, London, N4 2LA
Sold Nov 2024
£1,000,000Flat 3, 3 Finsbury Park Road, London, N4 2LA
Sold Jun 2024
£810,00019c, Finsbury Park Road, London, N4 2LA
Sold Feb 2023
£642,0009 Finsbury Park Road, Hackney, London, N4 2LA
Sold Dec 2022
£1,470,000
Everything we know about Samros Apartments 1a, 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
CO₂ Emissions for Samros Apartments 1a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
82 (B)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.1 km
City & Islington College — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Parkwood Primary School. 91 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
56.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.5dB