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

Flat 8 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in London (SE1 8HA). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 87 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (33 versus a best of 75).

At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£641/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2024 for £600,000.