Flat 9, 16 Rutland Gate, London, SW7 1BB

Flat 9 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in London (SW7 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. At 61 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–119 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 12.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,045,000 is 41.9% below the 2016 sale of £1,799,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,740/sq ft) was about 90.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.