29b, Madron Street, Southwark, London, SE17 2LE

29b is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE17 2LE). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 51 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–135 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

It hasn't traded since July 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 sits 314.4% above the 1998 sale of £89,525. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 57.3% below the postcode norm. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.