Hopton Court, Flat 8, Forge Close, Bromley, BR2 7LP

Hopton Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bromley (BR2 7LP). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 26 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Hopton Court (26–57 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (43 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£661/sq ft) was about 125.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £185,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.