17b, Grove Road, Surbiton, KT6 4BX

17b is a detached house in Surbiton (KT6 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 79 m² this is the 32nd 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 top. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in December 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £555,000 sits 146.7% above the 1999 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 28.8% below the postcode norm. At 79 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 42 EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.