53a, Upper Abbey Road, Belvedere, DA17 5AE

53a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Belvedere (DA17 5AE). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). At 46 m² this is the 5th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 17 units on file.

Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £190,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 is 13.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 74.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 16 EPCs).