16 Lion Mills, Hackney Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7ST

16 Lion Mills is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E2 7ST). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 36 m² this is the 4th smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–148 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 44 units on file.

Held since February 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £361,000 sits 253.9% above the 2001 sale of £102,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 38.2% below the postcode norm. At 36 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 43 EPCs).