26 Drakes Close, Esher, KT10 8PQ

26 Drakes Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Esher (KT10 8PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,508,000 is 16% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£769/sq ft) was about 90.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 157 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (201 m² median across 21 EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £1,300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.