16b, Gainsford Street, Southwark, London, SE1 2NE

16b is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 2NE). It has a recorded floor area of 4 m² (around 43 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.

Today's modelled estimate of £34,000 is 87.5% below the 1999 sale of £272,500, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£6,329/sq ft) was about 1541.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Held since February 1999 — that's 27 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. At 4 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 73 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.