40 Howden Close, Bexley, London, SE28 8HD

40 Howden Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bexley, London, London (SE28 8HD). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 46 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £175,000. 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. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 91.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.