26 Wolsey Drive, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5DN
About 26 Wolsey Drive
26 Wolsey Drive is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 5DN). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 108 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£933/sq ft) was about 189.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,085,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
26 Wolsey Drive has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Council
- Kingston Town
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/13145
- Dec 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/13145/HOU
What's in 26 Wolsey Drive, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5DN's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 26 Wolsey Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,076,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 8 years.
£1,085,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2022Most recent
£1,085,000
+75.0%over 8 years10 July 2014
£620,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT2 5DN: £830,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in KT2 5DN
2 Wolsey Drive, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5DN
Sold Oct 2024
£860,00012 Wolsey Drive, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5DN
Sold Sept 2024
£830,00022 Wolsey Drive, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5DN
Sold Mar 2023
£790,00036 Wolsey Drive, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5DN
Sold Sept 2022
£856,00024 Wolsey Drive, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5DN
Sold Aug 2022
£806,000
Versus other Wolsey Drive homes
26 Wolsey Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£10,046
Street avg £7,583
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Cardinal Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Kingston Academy. 28 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB







