Barkwith House, Flat 1, Cold Blow Lane, Lewisham, London, SE14 5RB

Barkwith House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lewisham, London, London (SE14 5RB). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 49 m² this is the 7th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in Barkwith House, where floor areas span 28–50 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 (40 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 sits 69.6% above the 2013 sale of £168,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 54.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it's 21% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 47 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.