2 Drakes Close, Esher, KT10 8PQ

2 Drakes Close is a six-bedroom detached house in Esher (KT10 8PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 438 m² (around 4715 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2012) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 438 m² the property is well over the postcode median (200 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £2,410,000 sits 221.3% above the 2007 sale of £750,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 62.5% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.