23 Empire Square East, Empire Square, Southwark, London, SE1 4NB

23 Empire Square East is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 4NB). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. At 86 m² this is the 59th smallest of 73 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (65 versus a best of 86). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since March 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £648,000 sits 59.2% above the 2007 sale of £407,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 32% below the postcode norm.