5 Downs Way Close, Tadworth, KT20 5DR
About 5 Downs Way Close
5 Downs Way Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Tadworth (KT20 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1340 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £723,000 is 49.1% above the 2010 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
5 Downs Way Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2016Loft ConversionFullIn report
Retention of loft conversion including hip to gable extension and side dormers and side facing windows to be openable but controlled by use of a restrictor.
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01974/HHOLD
- Apr 2016Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Hip to gable and side dormers to loft conversion
- Agent
- Mark Fox Designs
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00365/CLP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Downs Way Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£723,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 14 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2010Most recent
£485,000
+172.2%over 14 years27 June 1996
£178,200
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
EPC Rating for 5 Downs Way Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,895
Street avg £4,785
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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