Flat E, 7 Ellington Street, London, N7 8PP

Flat E is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in London (N7 8PP). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 1996 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £417,000 sits 475.2% above the 1996 sale of £72,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 78% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.