6 Forest Road, Effingham Junction, Leatherhead, KT24 5HE

6 Forest Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Effingham Junction, Leatherhead, Leatherhead (KT24 5HE). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £666,000 sits 73% above the 2007 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 40.9% below the postcode norm. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.