Birch Tree, Flat 6, 14 Beckenham Grove, Bromley, BR2 0JU

Birch Tree is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bromley (BR2 0JU). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 61 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Birch Tree (47–61 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 (39 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 61 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 52 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 17% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 sits 187.1% above the 2000 sale of £112,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 45.7% below the postcode norm.