1 Empire Square West, Empire Square, Southwark, London, SE1 4NH

1 Empire Square West is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 4NH). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. At 75 m² this is the 54th smallest of 60 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since October 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. At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 59 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 sits 60.1% above the 2007 sale of £349,759. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£433/sq ft) was about 27.3% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.