Flat 8, 38 Snowsfields, Southwark, London, SE1 3SU

Flat 8 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 3SU). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 43 m² this is the 7th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–63 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (62 versus a best of 73). Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 54 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £451,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£974/sq ft) was about 33.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.