1 Mount Close, Cockfosters, Barnet, EN4 0AG

1 Mount Close is a detached house in Cockfosters, Barnet, Barnet (EN4 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 739 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 69 m² this is the 60th smallest of 61 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 61 units on file.

At 69 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 60 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 sits 274.4% above the 2022 sale of £117,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 57% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £117,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.