32b, Manor Road, Beckenham, BR3 5LE

32b is a semi-detached house in Beckenham (BR3 5LE). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 71 m² this is the 43rd smallest of 60 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–347 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57).

Held since November 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 59 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 18% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 sits 158.7% above the 2000 sale of £139,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 40.7% below the postcode norm.