1 Cygnet Close, Brent, London, NW10 8TP

1 Cygnet Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Brent, London, London (NW10 8TP). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 40 m² this is the 12th smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in February 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 10.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 sits 52.1% above the 2007 sale of £144,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 65.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 43 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).