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5 Cottons Gardens, London, E2 8DN

DetachedFreehold77 m² · EPC
Last sale£290,000Jan 2005 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Hackney detached prices£908,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingVery low
EnergyEPC FDec 2013
1MapN ↑119 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

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1 thing to check

1Uninsulated solid walls: EPC F

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EPC · Dec 2013

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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Price

If it moved with Hackney detached prices

£908,000

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This home’s sale history

Jul 2000 £225,000Nov 2001 £280,000Jan 2005 £290,000Jul 2000Jan 2005£290,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Jan 2005£290,000DetachedFreeholdA
Nov 2001£280,000DetachedFreeholdA
Jul 2000£225,000DetachedFreeholdA

Street sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
Ground Floor Flat, 7 Cottons Gardens, London, E2 8DNSep 2008£510,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Unit 2, 7 - 13 Cottons Gardens, London, E2 8DNOct 2006£415,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Unit 1, 7 - 13 Cottons Gardens, London, E2 8DNOct 2005£387,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
5 Cottons Gardens, London, E2 8DNJan 2005£290,000DetachedFreehold
10 Cottons Gardens, London, E2 8DNMar 2004£730,000DetachedFreehold
5 Cottons Gardens, London, E2 8DNNov 2001£280,000DetachedFreehold
5 Cottons Gardens, London, E2 8DNJul 2000£225,000DetachedFreehold
Unit 2, 7 - 13 Cottons Gardens, London, E2 8DNMar 1996£80,000TerracedLeasehold
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The land

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

Uninsulated solid walls: EPC F

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Dec 2013

Floor area
77 m²
Potential EPC band
C
Age band
England and Wales: before 1900
Walls (certificate wording)
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
Flat, no insulation (assumed)
Windows (certificate wording)
Single glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Dec 2013

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

Full fibre in the local authority: 83.9%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 4 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 1013

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Next steps

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Questions for the agent

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    Sources and licences

    Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

    Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

    © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.

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