40 Hermitage Road
N4 1LY
- Flat
- Leasehold
- 2 bedrooms (estimate)
- 700 sq ft
- EPC D
What comparable sales show
Fair match£496,000
Range £411,000 to £580,000 · £708 per sq ft
Since last sale
−£98,000
−16.5% since Sept 2025, −14.4% a year
Rank in N4 1LY
12th of 18
Postcode average £659,722
From completed sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for floor area. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.
In short
40 Hermitage Road is a 2 bedroom leasehold flat in N4 of about 700 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £411,000 to £580,000, about £496,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 12th highest of the 18 homes we can compare in N4 1LY, where the middle figure averages £659,722.
It last sold for £594,000 in September 2025; comparable sales suggest it has lost about £98,000 since, roughly −14.4% a year.
Across Hackney, average prices fell 1.6% in the year to August 2026.
Where in the range would yours sell?
Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.
Lower end
£411,000
Middle
£496,000
Upper end
£580,000
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The street
Hermitage Road and its sales
40 Hermitage Road on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Hermitage Road. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.
The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
How 40 Hermitage Road compares with Hermitage Road
Against the 13 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
Size
Per sq ft
- Its middle figure of £496,000 is 21% below the street's median sale price of £625,000.
- At 700 sq ft it is 53% below the median size of the homes sold here, 1,480 sq ft.
- That is £708 per sq ft, 31% above the street's median of £542 per sq ft.
- 2 of those 13 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 11 for the same or more.
A comparison of completed sales, not a valuation: it cannot see condition, layout or work done since a home last sold.
Sales activity on Hermitage Road
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 13
- Average price
- £638,385
- Lowest
- £150,000
- Highest
- £930,000
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 4 | £647,500 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2025 | 6 | £712,500 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | £865,000 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | £500,000 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 64% (7) | £830,000 | £532 |
| Flats | 36% (4) | £599,500 | £654 |
Completed sales on Hermitage Road
Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Size | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Hermitage RoadN4 1DF | Jun 2026 | £500,000 | Other | 1,905 sq ft | £262 |
| 10 Hermitage RoadN4 1DB | Oct 2025 | £865,000 | Terraced | 1,625 sq ft | £532 |
| 40 Hermitage Road (this home)N4 1LY | Sept 2025 | £594,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 204 Hermitage RoadN4 1NN | Aug 2025 | £615,000 | Terraced | 1,421 sq ft | £433 |
| 59 Hermitage RoadN4 1LU | Aug 2025 | £850,000 | Terraced | 1,539 sq ft | £552 |
| 26 Hermitage RoadN4 1LY | Jul 2025 | £830,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 3 Hermitage RoadN4 1DF | Jul 2025 | £810,000 | Terraced | 1,905 sq ft | £425 |
| Flat 4, 85 Hermitage RoadN4 1LU | Jul 2025 | £255,000 | Flat | 366 sq ft | £697 |
| 264 Hermitage RoadN4 1NR | Mar 2025 | £930,000 | Terraced | 1,141 sq ft | £815 |
| Flat B, 88 Hermitage RoadN4 1NL | Jan 2025 | £625,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 190 Hermitage RoadN4 1NN | Jan 2025 | £670,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 285A Hermitage RoadN4 1NT | Jan 2025 | £150,000 | Other | – | – |
| Flat 2, 40 Hermitage RoadN4 1LY | Nov 2024 | £605,000 | Flat | 990 sq ft | £611 |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 40 Hermitage Road, lodged 23 May 2013.
Rating now
D65 points
Could reach
C78 points
13 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 1930–1949
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Very poorRoof
(another dwelling above)
Not rated on the certificate
Floor
Suspended, no insulation (assumed)
Not rated on the certificate
Heating
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
GoodHeating controls
Programmer, TRVs and bypass
AverageHot water
From main system
GoodLighting
Low energy lighting in 50% of fixed outlets
Good
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£233 a year less after the improvements
Heating
Hot water
Lighting
The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2013), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.
Improvements the certificate recommends
In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.
- 1
50 mm internal or external wall insulation
Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £109 a year
Rating after71C - 2
Floor insulation
Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £51 a year
Rating after74C - 3
Draught proof single-glazed windows
Typical cost £80–£120 · saves about £11 a year
Rating after75C - 4
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets
Typical cost £25 · saves about £17 a year
Rating after76C - 5
Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows
Typical cost £3,300–£6,500 · saves about £47 a year
Rating after78C
Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.
History
What it has sold for
Sale history
Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995
| Sold | Price paid | Change | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | £594,000 | +10.7% | +2.2% |
| December 2020 | £536,500 | +38.5% | +4.6% |
| September 2013 | £387,500 | +1514.6% | +291.1% |
| August 2011 | £24,000 | −90.4% | −33.2% |
| October 2005 | £250,000 | +177.9% | +13.2% |
| July 1997 | £89,950 | +28.6% | +48.3% |
| December 1996 | £69,950 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in N4 1LY
Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.
The completed sales behind the figure
Similar homes nearby, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.
| Home | Price | Sold | Size | Per sq ft | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 3, 374 Green LanesN4 1DA · Flat | £365,000 | Oct 2025 | 710 sq ft | £514 | 0.1 mi |
| Ground Floor Flat, 49 Vale RoadN4 1QA · Flat | £443,000 | Jan 2026 | 570 sq ft | £777 | < 0.1 mi |
| Flat 14, 406 Seven Sisters RoadN4 2LX · Flat | £470,500 | May 2026 | 721 sq ft | £652 | 0.4 mi |
| Flat 143, Hartingtons Court Coster AvenueN4 2WP · Flat | £560,000 | Mar 2026 | 678 sq ft | £826 | 0.4 mi |
| Flat 22, Wyersdale House Woodberry Down EstateN4 1QH · Flat | £365,000 | Aug 2025 | 657 sq ft | £556 | 0.2 mi |
| Flat 117, Skyline Apartments Devan GroveN4 2GL · Flat | £665,000 | Dec 2025 | 678 sq ft | £981 | 0.3 mi |
| 45B Umfreville RoadN4 1RY · Flat | £580,000 | Feb 2026 | 667 sq ft | £869 | 0.4 mi |
| Flat 139, Residence Tower Woodberry GroveN4 2BS · Flat | £519,000 | Feb 2026 | 646 sq ft | £804 | 0.3 mi |
| Flat 133, Residence Tower Woodberry GroveN4 2BS · Flat | £690,000 | Mar 2026 | 786 sq ft | £878 | 0.3 mi |
| Flat 148, Residence Tower Woodberry GroveN4 2BS · Flat | £700,000 | Oct 2025 | 721 sq ft | £971 | 0.3 mi |
| Flat 33, City View Apartments Devan GroveN4 2GP · Flat | £589,000 | Mar 2026 | 807 sq ft | £730 | 0.4 mi |
| Flat 20, 406 Seven Sisters RoadN4 2LX · Flat | £460,000 | Apr 2026 | 807 sq ft | £570 | 0.4 mi |
The area
N4 at a glance
What buyers have paid in N4
Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before
Flats
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
| Type | Sales | Average price | Average size | Per sq ft | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 326 | £682,644 | 866 sq ft | £911 | +1.6% |
| Flats | 254 | £539,003 | 677 sq ft | £805 | −7.0% |
| Terraced | 47 | £1,070,621 | 1,386 sq ft | £772 | −0.8% |
| Semi-detached | 5 | £2,263,000 | – | – | +51.2% |
| Detached | 1 | £2,600,000 | – | – | – |
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of May 2013.
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