Flat C, 2 Balfour Road, London, N5 2HB

Flat C is an end-of-terrace house in London (N5 2HB). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in June 2000. 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 £728,000 sits 197.1% above the 2000 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 39.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 40 EPCs).