Flat 19, 31 Horton Road, Hackney, London, E8 1DP

Flat 19 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (E8 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–104 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (78 versus a worst of 59). The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 60 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£873/sq ft) was about 97.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £376,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.