132 Petherton Road, Hackney, London, N5 2RT
About 132 Petherton Road
132 Petherton Road is a mid-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (N5 2RT). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (50 m² across 70 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 2 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
132 Petherton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jan 2023AmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the use of the property as 4x self-contained flats (Use Class C3)
Retrospective- Reference
- 2022/2943
- Mar 2011SubdivisionFullIn report
Change of use of the ground floor and basement from B1 units to create 2No. two bedroom flats together with alterations to the ground floor glazed façade to provide obscured glazing to the lower sections of the façade.
Change of Use- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 2010/2931
What's in 132 Petherton Road, Hackney, London, N5 2RT's planning history?
7 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
132 Petherton Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£388,000
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 N5 2RT: £515,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in N5 2RT
Canonbury Mews, Flat 6, Petherton Road, London, N5 2RT
Sold Nov 2025
£373,000120 Petherton Road, Hackney, London, N5 2RT
Sold Nov 2024
£370,000Canonbury Mews, Flat 15, Petherton Road, London, N5 2RT
Sold Oct 2024
£620,000Flat 4, 122 Petherton Road, London, N5 2RT
Sold Sept 2024
£535,000Flat 2, 122 Petherton Road, London, N5 2RT
Sold May 2024
£515,000
Everything we know about 132 Petherton Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Petherton Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 132 Petherton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
31 m²
Street avg 53 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Petherton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Grasmere Primary School. 99 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
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB