3 Balfour Road, Islington, London, N5 2HB

3 Balfour Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Islington, London, London (N5 2HB). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). At 62 m² this is the 5th 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 across 24 units on file.

It hasn't traded since November 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £714,000 sits 702.3% above the 1995 sale of £88,999. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 73.3% below the postcode norm. At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.