177a, Trumpington Road, Waltham Forest, London, E7 9EG

177a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E7 9EG). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 248 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 23 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (23–100 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (27 versus a best of 74). Other recorded features include a basement. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 16.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 is 29.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,010/sq ft) was about 303.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 23 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.