Flat 4, 15 Burnell Road, Sutton, SM1 4EE

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton (SM1 4EE). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 26 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 72).

Held since August 1998 — that's 28 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. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 sits 50.6% above the 1998 sale of £176,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£629/sq ft) was about 155.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (47 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.