Dalby House, Flat 3, 398 City Road, Islington, London, EC1V 2QA

Dalby House is an end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (EC1V 2QA). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Dalby House (31–73 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 7 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

14 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 is 12.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,259/sq ft) was about 78.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in March 2015.