Flat 4 is a two-bedroom detached house in London (SW8 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (51–62 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (63 versus a best of 64). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Held since January 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 7.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 sits 64.5% above the 2010 sale of £304,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£554/sq ft) was about 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 12 EPCs).
No planning applications are recorded against Flat 4, 23 Albert Square, London, SW8 1BS. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for Flat 4, 23 Albert Square, London, SW8 1BS
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Flat 4 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 11 years.
£304,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 11 years.
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Flat 4 outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,961
Street avg £6,903
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Albert Square — bus stop.

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56.1dB

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11 January 2010Most recent
£304,000
+133.8%over 11 years9 October 1998
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SW8 1BS: £740,000 (2021–2018).
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CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
SW8 1XA
Closest school
0.3 km
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School. 99 schools nearby.
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