40 Defoe Road, Hackney, London, N16 0EH

40 Defoe Road is an end-of-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (N16 0EH). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 56 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (56–119 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 10 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in November 2009. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 9.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 sits 114.5% above the 2009 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 19% below the postcode norm. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.