1 Hamlet Square, Barnet, London, NW2 1SR

1 Hamlet Square is a four-bedroom detached house in Barnet, London, London (NW2 1SR). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in February 2008. 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: 14.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £926,000 sits 62.5% above the 2008 sale of £570,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 39.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 130 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 30 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.