40a, Denmark Hill, Southwark, London, SE5 8RZ

40a is a mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE5 8RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £760,000 sits 254.3% above the 1997 sale of £214,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 65.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2020. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.