Flat 5, 267 Hall Lane, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8NU

Flat 5 is a semi-detached house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E4 8NU). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 38 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (28–38 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 1996 — that's 30 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 £199,000 sits 631.6% above the 1996 sale of £27,200. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 68.8% below the postcode norm. At 38 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 34 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).