Flat 1, 138 Kingsland Road, Hackney, London, E2 8DY

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (E2 8DY). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 812 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 75 m² this is the 6th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–231 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 (52 versus a best of 75). Other recorded features include a balcony and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in February 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 45 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £509,000 sits 208.5% above the 2009 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 50.7% below the postcode norm.