188 Elm Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6JB
About 188 Elm Road
188 Elm Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 6JB). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 69 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £742,000 is 23.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£808/sq ft) was about 117.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2022Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of part single storey side/rear, part first floor rear extension, rear dormer extension and installations of 2no.x front rooflights to facilitate loft conversion.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03244/HOU
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Sales history & valuation
188 Elm Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£742,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 10 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
24 January 2017Most recent
£600,000
+99.3%over 9 years29 March 2007
£301,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT2 6JB: £328,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in KT2 6JB
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Sold Aug 2024
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Sold Aug 2021
£328,000192 Elm Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6JB
Sold Nov 2020
£899,950186 Elm Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6JB
Sold Jun 2011
£347,500182c, Elm Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6JB
Sold Dec 2009
£420,000
Versus other Elm Road homes
188 Elm Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,696
Street avg £5,829
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Alexandra Road (KT2) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Alexandra Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







