1 Shortlands Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6HD

1 Shortlands Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 6HD). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 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 August 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

It hasn't traded since June 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £897,000 sits 113.6% above the 2004 sale of £420,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£482/sq ft) was about 34.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 81 m² it's 17.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 35 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).