Darwin House, Flat 4, 45 Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, BR3 1AU

Darwin House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Beckenham (BR3 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. At 60 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Darwin House (60–138 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 60 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in October 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across 2008–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 34.9% above the 2012 sale price.