140a, Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7RG

140a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E2 7RG). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. At 48 m² this is the 5th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–131 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 30 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £580,000 is 11.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,006/sq ft) was about 63.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (May 2014).