71a, The Cut, London, SE1 8LL

71a is a mid-terrace house in London (SE1 8LL). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 5 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. At 73 m² this is the 10th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 12 units on file.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in October 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 sits 884.9% above the 1995 sale of £59,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 79.8% below the postcode norm.