1f, Park Road, High Barnet, Barnet, EN5 5RY

1f is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in High Barnet, Barnet, Barnet (EN5 5RY). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 37 m² this is the 10th smallest of 39 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–162 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 39 units on file.

Held since May 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 sits 230.2% above the 2000 sale of £89,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 25% below the postcode norm. At 37 m² it's 28% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 38 EPCs).