3 Cottage Green, Southwark, London, SE5 7ST

3 Cottage Green is an end-of-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE5 7ST). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 51 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–139 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (58 versus a best of 83).

At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.