Buying a home in N4, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£976kmost £848k–£1.24m
Houses per m²£9,040flats £8,663
Sold last year2111,673 in five years
Prices in Hackney-2.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in N4 sold for £976,361 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £847,727 and £1,239,328, for about 104 m² of space. That is 16% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

211 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £397k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in N4 1 (£8,257) and the most in N4 2 (£10,393).

Across Hackney, prices are down 2.7% on a year ago and down 1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,846 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £4,452 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £195,000 for that mortgage: what £200,000 buys.

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House prices in N4 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£531,403£416k–£545k53 m²8
2£802,010£631k–£994k72 m²31
3£976,361£848k–£1.24m104 m²167
4£1,036,990£860k–£1.44m126 m²135
5+£1,527,751£1.2m–£1.85m174 m²139

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£531k£802k£976k£1.04m£1.53m
Semi-detached——£916k£1.41m£1.98m
Terraced£531k£732k£981k£1.03m£1.43m
Flats£397k£520k£653k£732k£824k

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across N4

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
N4 1£8,257£7,633
N4 2£10,393£8,954
N4 3£9,685£8,203
N4 4£9,067£8,526

Schools near N4

Best state primary within 2 kmGillespie Primary School89% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%35 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmMossbourne Community Academy81.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%62 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about N4

Is N4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 16% more than across London; prices in Hackney are down 2.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (89% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (81.2% against 43.8%); 211 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in N4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in N4 sold for £976,361 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £847,727 and £1,239,328.

Is N4 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in N4 costs 16% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in N4 each year?

211 homes sold in the last year and 1,673 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near N4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Gillespie Primary School, where 89% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near N4?

For a 3-bedroom house, N15 (£722k, 2 km), N7 (£872k, 2 km), N22 (£713k, 3 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.