Top Floor Flat, 84 Albany Road, London, SE5 0DA

Top Floor Flat is an end-of-terrace house in London (SE5 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £395,000 sits 73.2% above the 2007 sale of £228,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 16.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.