What type of property is 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH?

20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH?

20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH last sold for £875,000 in May 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £99,950 in January 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH appreciated in value?

Across 6 sales between January 1995 and May 2025, 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH rose from £99,950 to £875,000, a change of £775,050. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 30 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH?

The current EPC rating for 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in March 2025. It has improved from a E recorded in May 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH?

20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (947 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in KT6 4JH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH?

20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH has council approval for part-single-part-two-storey rear extension granted in January 2020 under ref. 19/02737/HOU. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH?

20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH is in council tax band D.

Where is 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH located?

20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH sits in Surbiton. It falls within the KT6 postcode district.

Is 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH in a safe area?

Police records around 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH 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.

Which schools serve 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH?

The closest primary school to 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH is St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School (348m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre (876m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH?

The closest bus stop to 20 Cottage Grove, KT6 4JH is Surbiton Sainsbury's, 132m away. The nearest rail option is Surbiton, 338m away.

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20 Cottage Grove, Surbiton, KT6 4JH

6 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

88 m²

947 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Cottage Grove

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

20 Cottage Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Surbiton (KT6 4JH). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

A recent sale: £875,000 in May 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 46 EPCs). Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£924/sq ft) was about 110% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Mar 2025

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2020from May 2010

EPC improved fromE51toD57

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting

38%89%

More low energy lighting installed

Mar 2025from Jun 2020

Low Energy Lighting

89%60%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Cottage Grove, Surbiton, KT6 4JH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Jan 2020
PorchFull
In report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of part single and part two storey rear extension with revised side entrance porch to existing dwelling (following demolition of exisiting single storey extension)
ExtensionDemolition
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
19/02737/HOU
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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.

20 Cottage Grove has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£878,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 30 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£875,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 30 years.

Sales timeline

22 May 2025Most recent
£875,000
+25.0%over 4 years
21 September 2020
£700,000
+0.7%over 4 years
12 February 2016
£695,000
+77.1%over 5 years
25 November 2010
£392,500
+158.2%over 11 years
22 February 1999
£152,000
+52.1%over 4 years
27 January 1995
£99,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in KT6 4JH: £820,000 (2025–2025).

Nearby sales in KT6 4JH

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On the street

Versus other Cottage Grove homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 20 Cottage Grove runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£9,943

Street avg £7,478

Strongly above

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Above

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Area

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Full Surbiton report

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

Surbiton Sainsbury's — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School. 32 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for KT6 4JH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.9dB

Low

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