8a, Greyhound Lane, London, SW16 5SD

8a is a two-bedroom detached house in London (SW16 5SD). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 562 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 52 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–71 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 65). The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 52 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 sits 503.8% above the 1998 sale of £52,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 43.6% below the postcode norm.