157 Linwood Crescent, Enfield, EN1 4US

157 Linwood Crescent is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Enfield (EN1 4US). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 9th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–90 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 40 units on file.

It hasn't traded since December 2006, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. At 38 m² it's 29.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 39 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 47.6% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 85.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.