42a, Rokeby Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DE

42a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lewisham, London, London (SE4 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. At 44 m² this is the 4th smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–141 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good.

It hasn't traded since December 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 sits 153.8% above the 2006 sale of £152,500. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.