Block D, Flat 9, Peabody Estate, Rodney Road, Southwark, London, SE17 1BJ

Block D is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE17 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 90 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in Block D, where floor areas span 39–97 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 (50 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

Held since May 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 90 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £518,000 sits 186.2% above the 2006 sale of £181,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 63% below the postcode norm.