8b, Handen Road, Lewisham, London, SE12 8NP

8b is a one-bedroom detached house in Lewisham, London, London (SE12 8NP). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 46 m² this is the 4th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–354 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 19 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony and a conservatory.

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£832/sq ft) was about 116.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold December 2022 for £412,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.