1 The Close, Lewisham, London, SE3 0UR

1 The Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Lewisham, London, London (SE3 0UR). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1846 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.

Held since September 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 35.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,795,000 sits 178.3% above the 1998 sale of £645,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 48.9% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, a conservatory and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 172 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (222 m² median across 4 EPCs).