279 Hersham Road, Hersham, Walton On Thames, KT12 5PZ
About 279 Hersham Road
279 Hersham Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Hersham, Walton-On-Thames, Walton On Thames (KT12 5PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£503/sq ft) was about 42.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £720,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2018Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Rear dormer window and front roof light following removal of existing chimney.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/1481
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£780,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 3 years.
£720,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
17 June 2021Most recent
£720,000
+30.9%over 3 years16 February 2018
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT12 5PZ: £700,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in KT12 5PZ
271 Hersham Road, Hersham, Walton On Thames, KT12 5PZ
Sold Aug 2022
£700,000265 Hersham Road, Hersham, Walton On Thames, KT12 5PZ
Sold Nov 2020
£860,000261 Hersham Road, Hersham, Walton On Thames, KT12 5PZ
Sold Sept 2020
£715,0003 Elmwood Gardens, Hersham Road, Hersham, Walton On Thames, KT12 5PZ
Sold Jul 2019
£640,0002 Elmwood Gardens, Hersham Road, Hersham, Walton On Thames, KT12 5PZ
Sold Jun 2019
£665,000
Everything we know about 279 Hersham Road, in one report
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 Hersham Road homes
279 Hersham Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,414
Street avg £5,225
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Albany Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bell Farm Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB