Apartment 28, Ability Towers, 5 Macclesfield Road, London, EC1V 8AS

UPRN:10001298797Flat/MaisonetteBeds -Built 2003-2006

Tenure: -Council Tax: Band EEPC: C (80)

Data freshness:Listing· freshPlanning· 4mo agoEPC· 4mo agoRisk· 5mo agoConnectivity· 1mo agoSchools· 1mo agoAmenities· 2mo agoArea· Census 2021Council Tax· 6mo ago

Apartment 28, Ability Towers, 5 Macclesfield Road, London, EC1V 8AS

HP Score

/ 100

Mixed

Verdict

5 days ago

Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Mixed signals - investigate

Evidence

15 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£688,000

£550k - £826kLow

Estimate

£688k

Range

£550k – £826k

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£3,050

£3k - £3k

Monthly

£3,050

Yield

2.82%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

Apartment 28 earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 63/100. Investment score 71/100 reflects strong fundamentals. Crime intensity is elevated. Walkability is excellent (96/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.

Key SourcesEPC RegisterPortal listingsOfcom Connected NationsOfcom mobile coverageMarket estimates (third-party AVM)Defra strategic noise mapping, England Round 4 (Contains Defra data © Crown copyright and database right 2023-2024, Open Government Licence v3.0)Walk ScoreONS Census 2021Police.ukPlanIt / council planning portalsOverture Maps PlacesOfsted / DfE GIAS

HP Score

63/ 100

Mixed

Investment Score

71/ 100

High

Crime Score

96/ 100

Elevated

Walkability

96/ 100

Excellent

Transit & Bike

Transit 83Bike 77

Walk Score, out of 100

Opportunity

Not scored as an opportunity

We will not put a number on this one.

headline score requires valuation_edge (estimate confidence LOW below scoring floor)

What we could establish

Rental economics0/40
gross yield 2.8%; range width penalty ×0.84
- valuation_snapshotsrent estimate 3050/mo (range 2750-3300)· as of 10 Oct 2026· verify before relying on this
Stress margin0/30
stressed cash flow -3,373/mo, -111% of rent (6.75% on a 75% loan; no service charge or ground rent disclosed); fails the stress - earns nothing; leasehold with no service charge disclosed - the stress assumes GBP 0
- underwriting_assumptionscosts not disclosed by the advert· as of 3 Nov 2026· verify before relying on this
Risk & liquidity9.2/15
109 sales/12mo in area; valuation range width 40%
- property_intelligencetransactions_12mo

Withholding a score is deliberate. A number built on missing or stale inputs would look more certain than the evidence allows.

Economics

What happens to your money

Your assumptions

Purchase price£1,300,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£3,050/mo

Evidenced range £2,750-£3,300

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £465,050
Net cash flow: -£2,276/mo
Cash on cash: -5.9%
Score at this price: -

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 0.70 - below the usual 1.25 test. These are your assumptions, not evidence: only the pre-filled rent and price come from the record.

Evidence

Where every number comes from

valuation_snapshotsrent estimate 3050/mo (range 2750-3300)Rental economics · as of 10 Oct 2026 · verify before relying on this
underwriting_assumptionscosts not disclosed by the advertStress margin · as of 3 Nov 2026 · verify before relying on this
portal_listingsprice_changes + first_published_dateSeller motivation · as of 3 Nov 2026
property_intelligencetransactions_12moRisk & liquidity

Sold comparables in depth

Risks

What could kill this deal

Score confidence is low
largely a single source - treat the number as a prompt, not a conclusion
Valuation edge could not be scored
estimate confidence LOW below scoring floor
Rental economics needs verification before you rely on it
rent estimate 3050/mo (range 2750-3300)

Plan

Before you offer

1. Get two written rental appraisals from local lettings agents.
The rent estimate rests on area-level evidence, not lettings on this street.
2. Fill the valuation edge gap before relying on the score.
estimate confidence LOW below scoring floor
3. Commission a full structural survey, not a basic condition report.
The score prices market evidence, not the fabric of the building.

Every step above was generated from a specific gap or flag in the evidence - no generic advice, no invented tasks.

Valuation & Market

Sale Estimate£688,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£3,050

Gross Yield2.82%

1y Growth-

3y Growth-8.2%

5y Growth-5.1%

10y Growth-1.1%

Last Sold Price-

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceSignificant
RadonLow
MiningUnknown
LandslideLow
Air QualityLow
NoiseHigh

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

0EC1V 8AS

Approval Rate

-12mo

Development

low

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