5 Fawcett Close, Lambeth, London, SW16 2QJ

5 Fawcett Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lambeth, London, London (SW16 2QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 64 m² this is the 35th smallest of 56 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–121 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in July 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£559/sq ft) was about 115% above the typical sold price in the postcode.