8a, Church Hill Road, Barnet, EN4 8TB

8a is a mid-terrace house in Barnet (EN4 8TB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 74 m² this is the 19th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2008. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Held since August 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 sits 118.1% above the 2001 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 78% below the postcode norm.