2a Ortygia, Lower Road, Harrow, HA2 0DA

2a Ortygia is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Harrow (HA2 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 68 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–116 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in January 2011. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2021. Past consents include new windows and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 is 36.6% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 37.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² it's 24.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 16 EPCs).