2 Hadlow Road, Welling, DA16 1AT

2 Hadlow Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Welling (DA16 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 48 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (48–83 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 48 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 sits 77.6% above the 2012 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 15.5% below the postcode norm. Last sold in July 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.