Flat 3, 19 Egerton Gardens, London, SW3 2DF

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in London (SW3 2DF). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. At 72 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 69–162 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 81). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,436,000 sits 145.5% above the 2002 sale of £585,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£755/sq ft) was about 27.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).