Flat 2, 42 Maple Road, Surbiton, KT6 4AB

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Surbiton (KT6 4AB). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–63 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (67 versus a worst of 39). The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£719/sq ft) was about 95.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £387,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.