25a, East Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6EJ

25a is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 6EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Held since May 2001 — that's 25 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. Today's modelled estimate of £766,000 sits 287.8% above the 2001 sale of £197,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 31.4% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.