17 Bowyer Close, Newham, London, E6 5XU

17 Bowyer Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Newham, London, London (E6 5XU). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 36 m² this is the 5th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–105 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 (46 versus a best of 74).

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 8.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 34.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 100.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (54 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (January 2016).