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Hackney, London

Flat 26, 14 Wiltshire Row

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EPC B1-bedroom flat, 3rd floor · 42 m²

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✓ Verified tenantPublished 9 November 2026
★★★★★EPC BTranslated from Russian

Good tidy flat in a quiet area, 20 minutes to the metro

I've been renting this flat since January 2026 and I'm still living here. The flat is on the third floor: one bedroom and a living room combined with a kitchen. It's not small, but not huge either, just right for one person. For the price, it's a good flat. The main plus is the silence. The street is residential and quiet, and the windows face an inner courtyard. You can't see the canal from the windows, but there's no noise from the street at all. It's a 20-minute walk to Old Street station. There's no mould or dampness. The heating is communal, and you can't regulate it in the flat. But there's no separate heating bill, so the utility bills stay low in winter. The flat is managed by an agency, and they sort out any issues. When I needed a new mattress, the landlord allowed me to replace it. The agency replaced the building key fob. They also let me throw away old chairs, and I'll buy new ones when I move out. Here's how much it costs to live here (I'm living alone, prices as of 2026): - rent: around £2,150 per month; - council tax with a 25% discount for one occupant is around £1,374 per year, or about £114 per month; - electricity: no gas in the flat. The fixed tariff comes out to £31-44 per month, the supplier estimates consumption at around £410 per year; - water: £24 per month; - internet: £23-28 per month. That's around £200 per month on top of the rent. The flat isn't flashy, but it's quiet, warm, and everything works. I like it)

✓ Washing machine✓ Tumble dryer✓ Bath✓ Lift✓ Furnished✓ Near shops
Condition★★★★★
Heating & hot water★★★★★
Building & common areas★★★★★
Area★★★★★
Repairs & landlord response★★★★★
Damp or mouldNone
NoiseQuiet
1-bedroom flat, 3rd floorRented through a letting agencyBills not included in the rentBills (whole home): water £24, electricity £44, council tax £114 a month
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The home and the area around it

Energy certificate (EPC)

from the government register
B
Energy rating B (82 out of 100)
What this means for you. Very good: much more efficient than most homes. Our advice: ask for a recent energy bill and check how the home is heated. Electric heaters and underfloor heating can still be expensive to run. The typical home in England and Wales is rated D. Your bills also depend on how you use the heating, your energy tariff and how many people live there. More about EPC ratings
Floor area
42 m²
Heating
Community scheme
Windows
Fully triple glazed
Walls
System built, as built, insulated (assumed)
Certificate
25 November 2022, valid until 24 November 2032

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From the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Open Government Licence v3.0. About this data

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The circle shows the postcode area, with the nearest stations, bus stops and shops around it. Zoom with + and − (or pinch on a phone), and tap a pin to see what it is. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Within a 10-minute walk

Food shops

Post office

No post office within a 10-minute walk.

Pharmacy

Coffee

Times are from the postcode. Walking times follow real paths (FOSSGIS routing); driving times are worked out from them and don’t include traffic or parking. Shops open, close and change hours, so check before you rely on one. Places from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

Safety: is this a safe area?

One of the highest-crime parts of central London

Take care here. The main risk is pickpocketing and phone snatching. Areas with big stations, nightlife and lots of visitors always record more crime.

We compare violence, robbery and home burglary per resident (the crimes that matter most for your own safety) with the other 161 central London wards, in Westminster, Camden, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Southwark and Lambeth. In October 2025 to September 2026, Hoxton East & Shoreditch ward (Hackney) had 78 of these crimes per 1,000 residents; a typical central London ward had 39. All crimes: 300 per 1,000 residents (typical: 111). Source: Metropolitan Police and ONS population figures.

What the police recorded nearby

In September 2026, police recorded 2,162 crimes and incidents within about a mile of this postcode. The most common were:

Violence and sexual offences377
Anti-social behaviour370
Shoplifting363
Theft from the person280
Other theft200

A mile around a postcode takes in main roads, stations and shops, so busy and central areas always have higher numbers. The figures don’t tell you how safe one street or building is.

Local police: Hoxton East and Shoreditch neighbourhood team · Source: data.police.uk (Home Office, Open Government Licence). We check for new figures every week.

What this means for you. Every area has some crime, and busy ones record more. Use these figures to see which problems are common here, not to judge one street or building.

Phone and bag theft is one of the most common crimes here, so take extra care with your phone and bag in the street.

“Violence and sexual offences” covers everything from harassment and threats to assault, and many cases are between people who know each other.

A lot of shoplifting usually just means there are many shops nearby.

Do

  • Walk the street in the evening as well as in the day before you sign, and check the front door, the locks and how the entrance works.
  • Use your phone away from the kerb, ideally with your back to a wall or inside a shop, and keep looking around you.
  • Use cash machines inside banks or shops when you can, especially after dark. Cover the keypad and put your cash and card away before you walk off.
  • Lock the door and windows, even when you’re in, and plan a well-lit route home at night.
  • Save 999 for emergencies and 101 for everything else. On trains and at stations, text British Transport Police on 61016.

Don’t

  • Don’t walk along with your phone held out near the road, where thieves on bikes and scooters can grab it.
  • Don’t count your cash at the machine, or accept “help” from a stranger there. If anything looks stuck to the card slot, use another machine.
  • Don’t leave bags, phones or laptops on view in a car or on a café table.
  • Don’t let strangers follow you in through the building’s front door.

Getting around

Trains (National Rail)

  • Essex Road14 min walk · 1.0 km
    • Great Northern to Moorgate, Royston or Stevenage

Tube (London Underground), Overground and DLR

  • HaggerstonThe nearest station · 16 min walk · 1.2 km
    • Windrush line (Overground) to Highbury & Islington, New Cross, West Croydon, Clapham Junction or Crystal Palace

Bus stops

  • Canal Walk (Stop XD)3 min walk · 240 m76141Towards London Bridge or Lambeth North
  • Eagle Wharf Road (Stop XR)4 min walk · 300 m2176141N263Towards Palmers Green, Holloway or Tottenham Hale
  • Eagle Wharf Road (Stop XL)4 min walk · 320 m2176141N263Towards London Bridge, Lewisham or Lambeth North
  • Baring Street (Stop XG)4 min walk · 330 m76141Towards London Bridge or Lambeth North

Stations within a 15-minute walk (or the nearest one, when none is that close) and the nearest bus stops (within 5 minutes), from the postcode. Lines and directions from Transport for London’s data, which covers every station in Great Britain; buses from the government’s Bus Open Data timetables. Check the timetable before you rely on a service.

Bills: council tax and energy

Council tax in Hackney

2026–27, the council’s average. Includes the police and fire and the Mayor of London.

BandA yearA month
A£1,374£114
B£1,602£134
C£1,831£153
D£2,060£172
E£2,518£210
F£2,976£248
G£3,434£286
H£4,121£343

Which band is this home? We don’t know the exact band. The advert should show it, or ask the agent. You can also look it up for free on GOV.UK. Flats are usually in bands A to D.

A month is the year spread over 12 months. Councils usually take 10 payments (April to January), but you can ask for 12. Source: GOV.UK (MHCLG).

Pay less

  • You’re the only adult living there: 25% off.
  • Everyone is a full-time student: no council tax. Send the council the student certificate from your university or college.
  • You live with students: they aren’t counted, so if you’re the only other adult, you get 25% off.
  • Low income or on benefits: Council Tax Reduction can cut the bill, in some councils to nothing.
  • A disabled person needs extra space for their needs, like a room or room for a wheelchair: the bill can go down by one band.
  • Some people aren’t counted, like under-18s, apprentices, student nurses and live-in carers.
  • Each tenant rents a room in a shared house: the landlord usually pays.

Register when you move in

  1. Tell Hackney council on its website within a few days of moving in: your moving-in date, the landlord’s or agent’s details and every adult who lives there.
  2. Apply for any discount at the same time, on the same website.
  3. When you move out, tell them the date, so you only pay until then.

Find the council’s website · Apply for a discount · Council Tax Reduction · All discounts

Energy bills

About £77 a month

Between £52 and £121 a month, depending on how you use it:

Careful£52 a monthHeating only when you’re in, at about 18°C. Hot water on a timer, short showers, one or two people.
Typical£77 a monthWhat a busy rented flat like this uses: the heating on most evenings, daily showers, two or more people.
Comfortable£121 a monthWarm all day at 21°C or more, hot water always ready, long showers or baths, people at home most of the day.

Heating from a shared heat network: you pay for heat separately (often with the service charge), so this is the electricity only (the energy certificate says “Community scheme”). With a monthly Direct Debit you pay the same amount all year, in summer too, because it covers the whole year’s use.

A tenant paid £44 a month for electricity (the whole home), January 2026 to now.

An estimate, not a quote, from what 1-bedroom flats without gas in London really used in 2024 (government meter data) and the bills tenants tell us they pay. Rented flats are often shared and used more than the average home, so typical is what the busier quarter of these flats use and careful is what the average home uses. Adjusted for this flat’s energy rating (B) and priced at Ofgem’s price cap for 1 October to 31 December 2026: electricity 26.32p per kWh plus 54.83p a day. Your bill also depends on the supplier and tariff and how many people live there. Water and broadband aren’t included.

Who supplies the energy and the internet?

We can’t see which energy supplier or internet provider a home uses: that isn’t public. On moving-in day, take photos of the meter readings. Find the gas supplier on Find My Supplier, and for electricity call 105 (free). You’re on that supplier’s standard tariff until you switch, and you can switch any time.

For the internet, check which broadband networks and speeds reach this address on Ofcom’s checker, then pick any provider that uses them.

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