40a, Westway, Caterham, CR3 5TP

40a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Caterham (CR3 5TP). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 51 m² this is the 7th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–111 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 23 units on file.

Held since September 1998 — that's 28 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. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 sits 361.7% above the 1998 sale of £47,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 63.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.