20 Venetian Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 9RR

20 Venetian Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lambeth, London, London (SE5 9RR). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 70 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since July 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £483,000 sits 96.7% above the 2007 sale of £245,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 39.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.