Flat 3, 172 Albion Road, London, N16 9JR

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom detached house in London (N16 9JR). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,040/sq ft) was about 116.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £470,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).