38a, Binns Road, London, W4 2BS

38a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in London (W4 2BS). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. At 51 m² this is the 10th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–140 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £605,050 in September 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,102/sq ft) was about 136.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.