55 Grove Road, Surbiton, KT6 4BY
About 55 Grove Road
55 Grove Road is a semi-detached house in Surbiton (KT6 4BY). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 13 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. 9 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
55 Grove Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
55 Grove Road has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Sept 2024Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Erection of roof extension with rear dormer and installtion of 3nos front rooflights.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01863/CPU
- May 2018ConditionsIn report
Details required by Condition 3 (Materials) and Condition 4 (Architectural Details) of Planning Permission 17/12505/HOU
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/12249/COND
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Sales history & valuation
55 Grove Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,106,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT6 4BY: £550,000 (2025–2022).
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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
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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
0.1 km
Cleaveland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Maple Infants' School. 39 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB