Essence Court, Flat 23, 112 The Avenue, Wembley, HA9 9QE

Essence Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wembley (HA9 9QE). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 792 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 74 m² this is the 22nd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in Essence Court, where floor areas span 54–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 sits 54.2% above the 2011 sale of £222,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 23.6% below the postcode norm.