53a, Gloucester Road, Barnet, EN5 1NB

53a is a two-bedroom detached house in Barnet (EN5 1NB). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. Tenure is freehold. At 58 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–201 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2004–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 sits 59.1% above the 2009 sale of £222,500. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.