48b, Lucerne Road, Islington, London, N5 1TZ

48b is a mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 1TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 597 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 55 m² this is the 4th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–199 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 37 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 52 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £650,000 in July 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £738,000 is 13.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,089/sq ft) was about 125% above the typical sold price in the postcode.