18 Keats Close, Southwark, London, SE1 5TZ

18 Keats Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 5TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–121 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 sits 96% above the 2006 sale of £150,000. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).