Flat 4, 97 Bell Street, London, NW1 6TL

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in London (NW1 6TL). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. At 28 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–55 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,228/sq ft) was about 56.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (44 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Sold June 2021 for £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.