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8 Shortlands Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6HD

Extendable6 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
67 m²
721 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Shortlands Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Shortlands Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 6HD). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

A recent sale: £716,430 in August 2025. At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£993/sq ft) was about 178.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-east-facing

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Shortlands Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2025from Jul 2014
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Shortlands Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Shortlands Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Shortlands Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 8 Shortlands Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£693,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 28 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£716,430

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 August 2025Most recent

    £716,430

    +22.5%over 3 years

  2. 30 August 2021

    £585,000

    +6.4%over 5 years

  3. 21 October 2015

    £550,000

    +98.6%over 9 years

  4. 3 February 2006

    £277,000

    +16.8%over 3 years

  5. 10 January 2003

    £237,250

    +102.9%over 5 years

  6. 12 May 1997

    £116,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in KT2 6HD: £910,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Shortlands Road homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Shortlands Road is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£10,693

Street avg £6,711

Strongly above

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Shortlands Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£613k

1 Lowther Road

KT2 6LL

2 bed1 bath
£582k

1 Acre Road

KT2 6EF

2 bed1 bath
£554k

1 Audric Close

KT2 6BP

2 bed1 bath
£679k

1 Elton Road

KT2 6BZ

3 bed
£375k

1 John Austin Close

KT2 6SU

2 bed1 bath
£776k

1 Hardings Close

KT2 6DR

3 bed1 bath
£800k

1 Orchard Cottages, Orchard Walk

KT2 6BU

3 bed1 bath
£947k

1 Craven Road

KT2 6LW

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Kingston Upon Thames district page.
Full Kingston Upon Thames report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Elm Road / Kingston — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Luke's CofE Primary School. 33 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around KT2 6HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for KT2 6HD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for KT2 6HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Shortlands Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6HD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.