17 Tower Road, Tadworth, KT20 5QY
About 17 Tower Road
17 Tower Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Tadworth (KT20 5QY). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £955,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£439/sq ft) was about 30.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
17 Tower Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2006FullIn report
Demolition of existing shed and replacement with single storey office building. (Drg 3906/01B, 02B, 103C, 104B)
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/02023/F
- Jan 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Replace garden room; replace main shed in garden with home office; change some fenestration; create playspace in loft.(Drwg No. 171/01-04) Amended plans received to show details of front elevation of garage.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 04/02782/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Tower Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£937,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£955,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 March 2025Most recent
£955,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT20 5QY: £750,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in KT20 5QY
Everything we know about 17 Tower Road, in one report
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 Tower Road homes
On years held, 17 Tower Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,728
Street avg £4,859
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 178 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
0.2 km
Station Approach Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Tadworth Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB