Flat 3, 198 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5HE

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 5HE). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 32 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D across 7 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since June 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 is 45.8% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£504/sq ft) was about 43.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (42 m² median across 18 EPCs).