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About Flat 5
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Flat 5 is an end-of-terrace house in London (SW16 1AA). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (27–52 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have lagged London HPI: -4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 is 13.4% above the 2021 sale price. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £167,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Flat 5's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£190,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.1% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2021)
£167,500
Growth on file: -4.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Drewstead Road homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, Flat 5 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,204
Street avg £6,576
Floor Area
27 m²
Street avg 46 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Streatham Hill Station — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SW16 1AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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