6 Hardings Close, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6DR

6 Hardings Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 6DR). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2019) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 98).

Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £721,000 sits 397.2% above the 1997 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 49.7% below the postcode norm.