1 Birkbeck Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SL

1 Birkbeck Road is a detached house in Beckenham (BR3 4SL). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–153 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 19 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 is 26% below the 2018 sale of £430,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£754/sq ft) was about 183% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in January 2018.