18 Drakes Close, Esher, KT10 8PQ
About 18 Drakes Close
18 Drakes Close is a detached house in Esher (KT10 8PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 124 m² it sits well below the postcode median (201 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
18 Drakes Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part single/part two-storey side/rear extension including formation of a crown roof incorporating rear dormer windows, side, front and top rooflights and reconfiguration of existing front dormer to accommodate rooms in the roof space, front/side overhang extension and associated alterations to fenestration, including first floor juliet balcony at rear, following demolition of detached garage.
- Documents
- 42 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/1196
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Drakes Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,045,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT10 8PQ: £1,250,000 (2024–2021).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Drakes Close homes
Floor Area for 18 Drakes Close lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 236 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Princess Alice Hospice — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Esher Church of England High School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB