The Old School, Flat 6, 146 York Way, Islington, London, N1 0AE

The Old School is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Islington, London, London (N1 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 43 m² this is the 2nd 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 bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

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. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 sits 199.3% above the 2001 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 26.2% below the postcode norm. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).