Flat 2, 34 Grove Road, Surbiton, KT6 4BZ

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Surbiton (KT6 4BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 104 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (48–104 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 50). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Held since February 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 sits 217.5% above the 2001 sale of £137,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 63.5% below the postcode norm.