5 Chelsham Close, Warlingham, CR6 9DN

5 Chelsham Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Warlingham (CR6 9DN). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–65 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 73.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it's 21.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold April 2019 for £210,000.