27a, Montford Place, Lambeth, London, SE11 5DE

27a is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lambeth, London, London (SE11 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 139 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (57–139 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 (45 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 12 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. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £855,000 is 35.7% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 22.3% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in December 2013.