Flat 5, 84 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8HA

Flat 5 is a mid-terrace house in London (SE1 8HA). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. At 107 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (46–107 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in March 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £676,000 sits 184% above the 1999 sale of £238,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 60% below the postcode norm.