Hope Springs, Ongar Road, Addlestone, KT15 1BW

Hope Springs is a detached house in Addlestone (KT15 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

10 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 5 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for HMO conversion is awaiting a decision. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 37.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £607,500 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.