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281 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5DJ

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
248 m²
2669 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 281 Richmond Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

281 Richmond Road is a detached house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 248 m² (around 2669 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Held since July 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 248 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,331,000 sits 305.2% above the 2003 sale of £328,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 72.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

281 Richmond Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 281 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Nov 2010
    Loft ConversionOutline
    In report

    Erection of hip to gable roof extension to facilitate a loft conversion to include 2 rooflights on the front elevation, 2 windows in rear elevation and 1 window in gable end

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    10/12577/LDP
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2010
    Loft ConversionOutline
    In report

    Erection of hip to gable roof extension to facilitate a loft conversion to include 2 rooflights on the front elevation, 2 windows in rear elevation and 1 window in gable end

    Council
    Kingston Town
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    10/12577
    View planning record

What's in 281 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5DJ's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

281 Richmond Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2003).

Current estimate

£1,331,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2003)

£328,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 July 2003Most recent

    £328,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in KT2 5DJ: £1,200,000 (2023–2020).

On the street

Versus other Richmond Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 281 Richmond Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,325

Street avg £6,476

Strongly below

Floor Area

248 m²

Street avg 151 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 281 Richmond Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Kingston Upon Thames district page.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Tiffin School For Girls — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

The Tiffin Girls' School. 27 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around KT2 5DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for KT2 5DJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for KT2 5DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 281 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5DJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.