1 Balfour Road, Islington, London, N5 2HB

1 Balfour Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Islington, London, London (N5 2HB). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 91 m² this is the 10th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–250 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony and a basement. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).