159 Linwood Crescent, Enfield, EN1 4US

159 Linwood Crescent is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Enfield (EN1 4US). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 13th 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.

Held since October 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 sits 99.1% above the 2002 sale of £110,000. At 40 m² it's 25.9% 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).