56a, Drewstead Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 1AG

56a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lambeth, London, London (SW16 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 510 m² (around 5490 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 510 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (44–510 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (85 versus a worst of 30). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2024) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

It hasn't traded since January 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. At 510 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £766,000 sits 85.7% above the 2007 sale of £412,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 82.7% below the postcode norm.