378a, Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT

378a is a mid-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (EC1V 9LT). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 78 m² this is the 10th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–149 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 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. At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £618,000 sits 371.8% above the 1996 sale of £131,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.