1 De Montfort Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 1NF

1 De Montfort Road is a semi-detached house in Lambeth, London, London (SW16 1NF). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. At 25 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (25–322 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (75 versus a worst of 46). The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

Held since October 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 14.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £638,000 sits 155.2% above the 1998 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£929/sq ft) was about 87.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (192 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.