Falmouth House, Flat 8, Royal Quarter, Seven Kings Way, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5AH

Falmouth House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 5AH). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 44 m² this is the 17th smallest of 45 units on EPC record in Falmouth House, where floor areas span 36–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (63 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (January 2019) 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 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 sits 75.6% above the 2006 sale of £180,507. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 20% below the postcode norm.