103 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5BT

103 Richmond Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 5BT). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in August 2003. At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,209,000 sits 194.9% above the 2003 sale of £410,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.