26 Downs Way Close, Tadworth, KT20 5DR
About 26 Downs Way Close
26 Downs Way Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Tadworth (KT20 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £901,000 is 17.2% above the 2021 sale price. Sold March 2021 for £768,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
26 Downs Way Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Downs Way Close has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension over existing ground floor. (Drwg No. 10-DOW-002)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00698/HHOLD
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 26 Downs Way Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£901,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 25 years.
£768,500
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
15 March 2021Most recent
£768,500
+72.7%over 14 years30 March 2006
£445,000
+206.9%over 10 years12 February 1996
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT20 5DR: £875,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in KT20 5DR
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Downs Way Close homes
Price per m² for 26 Downs Way Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,003
Street avg £4,778
Floor Area
192 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Allum Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB