5 Claire Court, St Martins Drive, Walton On Thames, KT12 3BW

5 Claire Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Walton On Thames (KT12 3BW). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity. At 46 m² this is the 4th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 14 units on file.

Held since November 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 sits 133.7% above the 2000 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 41.2% below the postcode norm.