Garland House, Flat 22, Royal Quarter, Seven Kings Way, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5AF

Garland House is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 5AF). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2019) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 80 m² this is the 40th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in Garland House, where floor areas span 46–121 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (86 versus a worst of 61). Other recorded features include a balcony.

Held since December 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 80 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 46 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 is 48.9% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 18.5% below the postcode norm.