Flat 3, 1 Lyndhurst Gardens, London, NW3 5NS

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom property in London (NW3 5NS). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. At 64 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (64–96 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 70). The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

Held since March 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £739,000 sits 334.8% above the 1996 sale of £169,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 65.1% below the postcode norm. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).