The Gables, Flat 3, Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BL

The Gables is a semi-detached house in Marlow (SL7 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 42 m² this is the 6th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in The Gables, where floor areas span 25–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£553/sq ft) was about 35.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £250,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.