Flat 3, 49 Elmdene Road, London, SE18 6TZ

Flat 3 is a mid-terrace house in London (SE18 6TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 97 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (46–97 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 (42 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (April 2026) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 77 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. Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 sits 67.6% above the 2022 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 22.5% below the postcode norm. Sold December 2022 for £210,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.