261a, High Road Leytonstone, Waltham Forest, London, E11 4HH

261a is a mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E11 4HH). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 27 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 15–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 80).

At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (45 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.