The Old School, Flat 19, 146 York Way, Islington, London, N1 0AE

The Old School is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N1 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil. At 45 m² this is the 4th 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, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (82 versus a worst of 40). Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since January 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 sits 161.6% above the 2002 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 16.1% below the postcode norm. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.