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53 recorded sales · median £332,500 · Hackney
Hackney Council · Green (directly-elected mayor) 42/57 seats · 74% · OCD 2026
63/100
Mixed
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£333k
median price
12.9
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£333k
median sold price
11.9 yrs
of local pay to buy
14
rail stations
0
grammar schools
107
schools total
12.9
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
818
Violence — most
23
NO₂ · WHO 10
3.2%
in a flood zone
368
green spaces
9
PM2.5 · WHO 5
1,072
eat & drink
268
shops
86.8%
gigabit
69
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£23,125 in 1996 → £426,500 in 2013
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Hackney, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-07-21
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-06
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £332,500. That's about 11.9× local earnings — around the 13.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2013 · 6 sales
Median sold price · median of all 53 sales£332,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.9× · five-year average 13.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership25%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,060
London Borough of Hackney£1,550
Greater London Authority£511
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,374
Band B£1,602
Band C£1,831
Band D (baseline)£2,060
Band E£2,518
Band F£2,976
Band G£3,434
Band H£4,121
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Hackney how Balmes Road compares · from Hackney
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Homerton +25%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homerton | £623,000 | +25% | 302 |
| Manor House | £495,000 | +23.9% | 34 |
| Dalston | £660,000 | +8.9% | 346 |
| Brownswood Park | £595,000 | +8.2% | 214 |
| Stamford Hill | £490,000 | +6.4% | 316 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Balmes Road — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Balmes Road | Flat | — | — | £282,000 | Aug 2024 |
| 5 Balmes Road | Flat | — | — | £435,000 | Nov 2023 |
| Flat 10 8 Balmes Road | Flat | — | — | £482,000 | Oct 2022 |
| Flat 10 8 Balmes Road | Flat | — | — | £410,000 | Jun 2021 |
| Flat 4 4, Balmes Road | Flat | — | — | £800,000 | Nov 2019 |
| Flat 1 8 Balmes Road | Other | — | — | £324,000 | Nov 2018 |
| Flat 5 4 Balmes Road | Flat | — | — | £595,000 | Jan 2018 |
| Flat 15 8, Balmes Road | Flat | — | — | £420,000 | Nov 2017 |
| 11 Balmes Road | Flat | — | — | £450,000 | Jul 2017 |
| Flat 11 4 Balmes Road | Flat | — | — | £590,000 | Jun 2017 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Hackney
Crime runs at 12.9 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month12.9
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Hackney
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Hackney district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Hackney
Population259,146
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 3/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 25% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 3/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 3/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 25% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 3 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
3.0/10
Employment
4.0/10
Education & skills
6.5/10
Health & disability
3.3/10
Crime
3.4/10
Housing & services
3.8/10
Living environment
2.5/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Hackney — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+64%
Unemployment · economically active residents7.9%
Degree-level (Level 4+)52%
Good or very good health85%
Own their home25%
Median age32.9
Born outside the UK40%
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 5 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
5 of 5 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 5 nearest inspected schools
of the 5 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary Works School | Primary | — | 0.1 km |
| Rosemary Works EYC Ltd | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.1 km |
| Rosemary Gardens Playgroup | Nursery | Good ('24) | 0.2 km |
| Beavers Playgroup | Nursery | Outstanding ('25) | 0.3 km |
| Rotherfield Primary School | Primary | — | 0.3 km |
| City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park | Secondary | Inspected '25 — see report | 0.3 km |
| Shoreditch Park Primary School | Primary | Outstanding ('24) | 0.3 km |
| Kindred Islington | Nursery | Good ('20) | 0.4 km |
| Newpark Montessori Nursery School | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.4 km |
| Britannia Leisure Centre Holiday Playscheme and Creche | Nursery | — | 0.5 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
25
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 0.6 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
18 of 18 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New North Health Centre | GP | Good ('17) | 0.4 km |
| New North Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.4 km |
| Elizabeth Avenue Group Practice | GP | Good ('17) | 0.4 km |
| Shoreditch Park Surgery | GP | Good ('17) | 0.5 km |
| The Hoxton Surgery | GP | Good ('19) | 0.5 km |
| De Beauvoir Surgery | GP | — | 0.5 km |
| Dental Beauty Dalston | Dentist | — | 0.6 km |
| The Ivoryroom Dentalcare | Dentist | — | 0.6 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Hackney
5 nearest stations.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haggerston Rail Station | 0.4 mi | — | no direct train |
| Essex Road Rail Station | 0.5 mi | — | no direct train |
| Hoxton Rail Station | 0.6 mi | — | no direct train |
| Dalston Junction Rail Station | 0.7 mi | — | no direct train |
| Canonbury Rail Station | 0.8 mi | — | no direct train |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging85 points
Per 10,000 residents3.3
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Hackney
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1006.3%
Flood zone3.2% of postcodes
Radonup to 1–3% of homes
Historic landfill32 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings555
Conservation areas31
Green belt0%
Green spaces368
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Hackney
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 1,072 | 85% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 268 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 69 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 368 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Hackney
Figures for the wider Hackney — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate7.9%
In work (employment rate)64.1%
Companies registered here113,467
New incorporations (12m)30,120
Property companies (SPVs)18,079
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district