Flat 1, 9 Barrow Road, London, SW16 5PE

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in London (SW16 5PE). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 53 m² this is the 5th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–194 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (56 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 sits 93.2% above the 2004 sale of £205,000. At 53 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 60 EPCs).