259a, Hoe Street, Waltham Forest, London, E17 9PT

259a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 9PT). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 98 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (29–98 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (56 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 1996, a hold of 30 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. At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 sits 664.6% above the 1996 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 93.6% below the postcode norm.