16a, Lessness Park, Belvedere, DA17 5BG

16a is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Belvedere (DA17 5BG). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2020 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. At 68 m² this is the 11th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–204 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 28 units on file.

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 14% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 80.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.