What kind of home is 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW?

8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW sell for?

8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW last sold for £515,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £63,000 in March 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW?

Across 4 sales between March 1997 and July 2022, 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW rose from £63,000 to £515,000, a change of £452,000. That works out to roughly +8.6% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW?

The current EPC rating for 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in August 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW?

8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft), around 49 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 29% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in KT6 4HW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW use?

The latest EPC at 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW?

8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW is in council tax band D.

Which area is 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW in?

8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW sits in Surbiton. It falls within the KT6 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW?

Police records around 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 31% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW?

The closest primary school to 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW is Maple Infants' School (327m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre (814m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW?

The closest bus stop to 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, KT6 4HW is Cleaveland Road, 34m away. The nearest rail option is Surbiton, 627m away.

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8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, Surbiton, KT6 4HW

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 01

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Embassy Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Embassy Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Surbiton (KT6 4HW). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a balcony.

At 97 m² it's 27.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 17 EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£493/sq ft) was about 74% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £515,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Outside

BalconyYes

Building

LiftYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2021

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2021from Oct 2009

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

33%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Embassy Court, Portsmouth Road, Surbiton, KT6 4HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Embassy Court has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 8 Embassy Court has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£502,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£515,000

Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

6 July 2022Most recent
£515,000
-16.3%over 4 years
27 July 2017
£615,000
+117.3%over 7 years
20 July 2010
£283,000
+349.2%over 13 years
4 March 1997
£63,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in KT6 4HW: £535,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in KT6 4HW

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On the street

Versus other Portsmouth Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 8 Embassy Court stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,309

Street avg £3,772

Above

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

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Area

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Cleaveland Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Maple Infants' School. 35 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around KT6 4HW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for KT6 4HW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.8dB

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