Sycamore House, Flat 2, Bromley Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0AW

Sycamore House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Shortlands, Bromley, Bromley (BR2 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 62 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in Sycamore House, where floor areas span 58–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

It hasn't traded since August 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 sits 75.9% above the 2005 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 20% above the typical sold price in the postcode.