5 Oakley Yard, Bacon Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 6DU

5 Oakley Yard is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E2 6DU). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 45 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good.

Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 sits 86% above the 2005 sale of £227,400. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£469/sq ft) was about 62.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 10 EPCs).