3 Castlewood Road, Hackney, London, N16 6DX

3 Castlewood Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Hackney, London, London (N16 6DX). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 7 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: 10% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 sits 103.2% above the 2009 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 31% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).