5 Priestley Close, Ravensdale Road, Hackney, London, N16 6SJ

5 Priestley Close is a mid-terrace house in Hackney, London, London (N16 6SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 62 m² this is the 15th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in January 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 62 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £440,000 sits 1175.4% above the 1997 sale of £34,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 86% below the postcode norm.