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Reading Lane, London

MyStreetCheck free street report: Reading Lane, London · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/london-greater-london/reading-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for E8 1FR, E8 1DS, E8 1GQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£555,022
23 sales
Price range
£180k – £970k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Jan 2023
E8 1FR

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At a glance

House prices£555k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station4 min walkHackney Central station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband38% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 24 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

23 property sales on Reading Lane, London have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 9 Jan 2023. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £555,022. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Reading Lane range from £180,000 to £970,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Reading Lane compared

E8 postcode area£677,708
London£755,818
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Reading Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all E8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £630,000 (1 sales)2016£630k2017: £670,875 (8 sales)2017£671k2018: £618,333 (3 sales)2018£618k2019: £444,500 (2 sales)2019£445k2020: £396,667 (3 sales)2020£397k2021: £188,250 (2 sales)2021£188k2022: £730,000 (3 sales)2022£730k2023: £268,000 (1 sales)2023£268k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 24 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat23£555,0229 Jan 2023

Sold prices on Reading Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Hackney Technology And Learning Centre, 1, Reading Lane E8 1GQ 8 Aug 2023£135,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 6, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 9 Jan 2023£268,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 7 Dec 2022£485,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 28 Oct 2022£735,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 31 Aug 2022£970,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 14 Sep 2021£186,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 30 Apr 2021£190,000 FlatLeasehold
9C, Reading Lane E8 1DS 19 Jun 2020£377,500 FlatLeasehold
7E, Reading Lane E8 1DS 27 Mar 2020£355,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 26 Feb 2020£457,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 26 Sep 2019£180,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 16, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 21 Jun 2019£709,000 FlatLeasehold
7C, Reading Lane E8 1DS 8 Jun 2018£530,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 21 Mar 2018£650,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 31 Jan 2018£675,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 20 Dec 2017£902,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
13, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 24 Aug 2017£680,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 24 Aug 2017£645,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
10, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 15 Aug 2017£720,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 11 Aug 2017£610,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
11, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 11 Aug 2017£710,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 15, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane E8 1FR 11 Aug 2017£600,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
9B, Reading Lane E8 1DS 24 Mar 2017£500,000 FlatLeasehold
7A, Reading Lane E8 1DS 31 Mar 2016£630,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Flat 2, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane £180,000 (Sep 2019) → £485,000 (Dec 2022) +169%
over 3 yrs
Flat 7, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane £645,000 (Aug 2017) → £735,000 (Oct 2022) +14%
over 5 yrs
11, Great Eastern Buildings, Reading Lane £710,000 (Aug 2017) → £970,000 (Aug 2022) +37%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Reading Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Gayhurst Community School 524 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School 752 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–19 Good Report 0.3 mi
Mossbourne Parkside Academy 327 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Morningside Primary School 428 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
St John and St James CofE Primary School 218 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
The Olive School, Hackney 629 pupils Primary Muslim 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School 140 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
London Fields Primary School 407 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Hackney Central station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • London Fields station 0.2 mi · 5 min walk
  • Hackney Downs station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Bethnal Green Underground Station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Stepney Green Underground Station 1.6 mi · 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Navarino Road (->W) 2 min walk
  • Hackney Grove (Stop LT) 2 min walk
  • Richmond Road /Martello Street (Stop LS) 2 min walk
  • Navarino Road (->E) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Richmond Road Medical Centre
    136 Richmond Road, London · 0.3 mi
  • Sandringham Practice
    Richmond Road Medical Centre, 136 Richmond Road, London · 0.3 mi
  • The Greenhouse Walk-In
    19 Tudor Road, London · 0.4 mi
  • Elsdale Street Surgery
    28 Elsdale Street, Hackney, London · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Hackney Town Hall Local · 0.1 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Hackney · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Hackney · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Hackney Morning Lane Superstore · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Marijak Ltd · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Clockwork Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Hackney Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income4 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned28.0%62.5%
Private rented41.2%20.3%
Social rented30.5%17.1%
Households799

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6481.6%64.1%
Aged 65+7.2%18.6%
Residents1,677

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)38%80%
Gigabit-capable38%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks100%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Hackney with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Reading Lane

Ethnic group

HereHackney
White61.9%53.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African15.2%21.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups10.4%6.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%10.4%
Other ethnic group5.9%8.7%

Religion

HereHackney
No religion53.5%36.3%
Christian26.4%30.7%
Muslim7.7%13.3%
Not answered6.7%8.7%
Jewish2.4%6.7%
Buddhist1.3%0.9%
Other religion1%1.9%
Sikh0.8%–

Country of birth

HereHackney
Born in the UK62.1%60.3%
Born outside the UK37.9%39.7%

Highest qualification

HereHackney
Level 4 qualifications and above65.3%52.4%
No qualifications12%16.7%
Level 3 qualifications10.3%11.5%
Level 2 qualifications6.2%8.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.2%6.1%
Other qualifications2.1%2.6%
Apprenticeship1%2.4%

General health

HereHackney
Very good health56.7%56.7%
Good health28.5%28.4%
Fair health10%9.9%
Bad health3.8%3.7%
Very bad health1%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereHackney
No cars or vans in household70.5%64.9%
1 car or van in household27.5%30.5%
2 cars or vans in household1.9%3.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household0.1%0.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Hackney.

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