Flat 1, 32 Leinster Gardens, London, W2 3AN

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in London (W2 3AN). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. At 89 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 61–132 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,148/sq ft) was about 36.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £1,100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.