38 Craven Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6LW
About 38 Craven Road
38 Craven Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 6LW). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£703/sq ft) was about 95.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £900,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
38 Craven Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
38 Craven Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey rear and side extension
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/12312/HOU
- Jun 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey rear and side extension
- Council
- Kingston Town
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/12312
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Sales history & valuation
38 Craven Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£970,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 26 years.
£900,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
4 February 2022Most recent
£900,000
+224.9%over 18 years3 June 2003
£277,000
+28.8%over 1 year5 July 2001
£215,000
+92.0%over 5 years1 October 1995
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT2 6LW: £855,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in KT2 6LW
4 Craven Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6LW
Sold Jan 2025
£885,0007 Craven Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6LW
Sold Jan 2025
£855,00025 Craven Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6LW
Sold Oct 2024
£760,00017 Craven Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6LW
Sold Aug 2024
£1,145,00030 Craven Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6LW
Sold Jul 2023
£840,500
Versus other Craven Road homes
EPC Rating for 38 Craven Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,563
Street avg £6,305
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
Elm Road / Kingston — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Luke's CofE Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB







