The Old School, Flat 10, 146 York Way, Islington, London, N1 0AE

The Old School is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N1 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 96 m² this is the 24th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in The Old School, where floor areas span 30–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 27 units on file.

Held since January 2001 — that's 25 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 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £653,000 sits 148.8% above the 2001 sale of £262,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 42.2% below the postcode norm.