23 Balmoral Gardens, Parkhill Road, Bexley, DA5 1HR

23 Balmoral Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bexley (DA5 1HR). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. At 61 m² this is the 8th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–83 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 sits 165.1% above the 2000 sale of £127,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 41.3% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).