Opus Studios, Flat 8, 214 Plaistow Road, Newham, London, E13 0AQ

Opus Studios is a two-bedroom detached house in Newham, London, London (E13 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 80 m² this is the 16th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in Opus Studios, where floor areas span 56–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (66 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 41% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 31.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.