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

4 Empire Square West is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 4NH). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 40 m² this is the 5th 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 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 sits 85% above the 2006 sale of £179,463. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 30.1% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 59 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.