8 Balmore Crescent, Barnet, EN4 9ND

8 Balmore Crescent is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barnet (EN4 9ND). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 48 m² this is the 3rd 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.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 is 32.4% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 68.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2013, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.