18 Willowbank Gardens, Tadworth, KT20 5DS

18 Willowbank Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tadworth (KT20 5DS). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

Held since July 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 sits 86.5% above the 2003 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 18.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.