Batten House, Flat 2, The Drive, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3BX

Batten House is a detached house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 3BX). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 63 m² this is the 5th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in Batten House, where floor areas span 58–77 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 (54 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £319,000 sits 89.9% above the 2012 sale of £168,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 29% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in February 2012. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.