5 Princes Close, Hackney, London, N4 2PS
About 5 Princes Close
5 Princes Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Hackney, London, London (N4 2PS). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band C. At 47 m² this is the 7th smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–119 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 is 44% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 33% below the postcode norm. At 47 m² it's 23% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 37 EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £150,000. 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
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
5 Princes Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
5 Princes Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Princes Close was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.6% per year over 5 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: -2.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2022Most recent
£150,000
-1.3%over 1 year6 August 2020
£152,000
-10.6%over 3 years24 May 2017
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in N4 2PS: £300,000 (2024–2018).
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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 Princes Close homes
On price per m², 5 Princes Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,191
Street avg £6,067
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 1.3 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
Portland Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Parkwood Primary School. 90 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.6dB