Flat 2, 13 Linden Gardens, London, W2 4HD

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in London (W2 4HD). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. At 42 m² this is the 7th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

Held since May 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 42 m² the property is well over the postcode median (28 m² across 62 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £512,000 sits 616.1% above the 1995 sale of £71,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 67.1% below the postcode norm.