17a, Chaldon Common Road, Chaldon, Caterham, CR3 5DE

17a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chaldon, Caterham, Caterham (CR3 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £597,000 sits 80.9% above the 2003 sale of £330,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 135 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (160 m² median across 12 EPCs).