Flat 4, 198 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5HE

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 5HE). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 35 m² this is the 5th 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, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Last sold in May 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£770/sq ft) was about 129.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (42 m² median across 18 EPCs).