17a, Grove Road, Surbiton, KT6 4BX
About 17a
17a is a three-bedroom detached house in Surbiton (KT6 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 98 m² this is the 41st smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 78). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 42 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. Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £552,000 is 12.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
17a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2016BasementFullIn report
Erection of new dwelling house. Variation to scheme approved at appeal APP/Z5630/W/15/3004961, including amendments: a basement with light wells, rear conservatory, front play room addition, enlarged store room and swimming pool to rear/ side garden with sliding cover, addition of 4 x no. roof lights and roof lantern to front children nursery
ExtensionConservatoryAnnex- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/12760/FUL
- Oct 2016BasementFullIn report
Erection of new dwelling house. Variation to scheme approved at appeal APP/Z5630/W/15/3004961, including amendments: a basement with light wells, rear conservatory, front play room addition, enlarged store room and swimming pool to rear/ side garden with sliding cover, addition of 4 x no. roof lights and roof lantern to front children nursery
- Council
- Kingston Town
ExtensionConservatoryAnnex- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/12760
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Sales history & valuation
17a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 14 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
30 September 2015Most recent
£490,000
+38.0%over 7 years28 February 2008
£355,000
+67.1%over 6 years25 September 2001
£212,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT6 4BX: £410,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in KT6 4BX
Riverdene Court, Flat 2, Grove Road, Surbiton, KT6 4BX
Sold Apr 2024
£480,000Flat 1b, 13 Grove Road, Surbiton, KT6 4BX
Sold Oct 2023
£410,000Flat 5, 13 Grove Road, Surbiton, KT6 4BX
Sold May 2021
£305,000Riverdene Court, Flat 7, Grove Road, Surbiton, KT6 4BX
Sold Apr 2021
£410,00017d, Grove Road, Surbiton, KT6 4BX
Sold Feb 2021
£608,000
Everything we know about 17a, 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 Grove Road homes
EPC Rating for 17a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £7,022
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cleaveland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Maple Infants' School. 40 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB