Gower House, Flat 16, The Drive, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3DL

Gower House is an end-of-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 3DL). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 42), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 65 m² this is the 9th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in Gower House, where floor areas span 44–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (20 versus a best of 76).

Held since July 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £319,000 sits 136.3% above the 2004 sale of £135,000.