Hopton Court, Flat 21, Forge Close, Bromley, BR2 7LP

Hopton Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bromley (BR2 7LP). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 9th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in Hopton Court, where floor areas span 26–57 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom.

It hasn't traded since February 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 sits 60.1% above the 2003 sale of £89,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 32.5% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.