12 Dutch Gardens, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 7TT

12 Dutch Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Kingston Upon Thames (KT2 7TT). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £998,000 sits 105.8% above the 2004 sale of £485,000. 18 planning records sit against the property, 16 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory, a loft conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.