54 Mountgrove Road, Hackney, London, N5 2LS
About 54 Mountgrove Road
54 Mountgrove Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (N5 2LS). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 148 m² this is the 45th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–165 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 52 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. A recent sale: £916,500 in January 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,022,000 is 11.5% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£575/sq ft) was about 27.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
54 Mountgrove Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
54 Mountgrove Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of a front and rear roof extension to provide three additional rooms to existing residential unit.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2003/0433
What's in 54 Mountgrove Road, Hackney, London, N5 2LS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
54 Mountgrove Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,022,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£916,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 January 2025Most recent
£916,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 2LS: £950,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in N5 2LS
Ground Floor Flat, 44 Mountgrove Road, London, N5 2LS
Sold Feb 2025
£1,100,00028 Mountgrove Road, Hackney, London, N5 2LS
Sold Jan 2025
£950,00044 Mountgrove Road, Hackney, London, N5 2LS
Sold Aug 2024
£502,50034 Mountgrove Road, Hackney, London, N5 2LS
Sold Dec 2023
£1,600,0008b, Mountgrove Road, Hackney, London, N5 2LS
Sold Nov 2023
£880,000
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Versus other Mountgrove Road homes
On epc rating, 54 Mountgrove Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,193
Street avg £7,509
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Kings Crescent Estate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gillespie Primary School. 95 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB