1a, Brook Gardens, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 7ET

1a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 7ET). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1810 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 168 m² it sits well below the postcode median (301 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £986,000 sits 73% above the 2009 sale of £570,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 24.1% below the postcode norm. 12 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.