18b, Ranelagh Road, Ealing, London, W5 5RJ

18b is a mid-terrace house in Ealing, London, London (W5 5RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 54 m² this is the 9th smallest of 45 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–286 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 45 units on file.

Held since December 2004 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 sits 91.5% above the 2004 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 18.1% below the postcode norm. At 54 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 75 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).