5 Finland Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 2JE

5 Finland Road is a mid-terrace house in Lewisham, London, London (SE4 2JE). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2018. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since October 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,076,000 sits 668.6% above the 1999 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 75.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.