218a, Balaam Street, Newham, London, E13 8RA

218a is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newham, London, London (E13 8RA). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 55 m² this is the 8th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–150 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 22 units on file.

It hasn't traded since April 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 sits 427.6% above the 1999 sale of £58,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 67.4% below the postcode norm.