187 London Road South, Lowestoft, NR33 0DR

187 London Road South is a detached house in Lowestoft (NR33 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 834 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 41), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 78 m² this is the 8th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (11 versus a best of 69).

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in August 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 42.5% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 47% above the typical sold price in the postcode.