5 Balmore Crescent, Barnet, EN4 9ND

5 Balmore Crescent is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barnet (EN4 9ND). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 47 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–151 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 33 units on file.

Held since August 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 sits 57.8% above the 2005 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 47.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.