Flat 1, 18 Wolverton Gardens, London, W5 3LJ

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom detached house in London (W5 3LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 44 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–83 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 (57 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£950/sq ft) was about 155.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.