Montrose Court, Flat E, Princes Gate, London, SW7 2QH

Montrose Court is a mid-terrace house in London (SW7 2QH). It has a recorded floor area of 20 m² (around 215 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 20 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Montrose Court, where floor areas span 10–254 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 75).

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 is 10.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,603/sq ft) was about 280.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 20 m² it sits well below the postcode median (188 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Sold October 2022 for £345,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.