5 Herne Road, Surbiton, KT6 5BX
About 5 Herne Road
5 Herne Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Surbiton (KT6 5BX). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 103 m² it sits well below the postcode median (161 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £791,000 sits 122.8% above the 2004 sale of £355,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 33.7% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Energy performance
5 Herne Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Herne Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Herne Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£791,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.9% per year over 5 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 13.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2004Most recent
£355,000
+97.2%over 5 years26 May 1999
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT6 5BX: £1,132,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 5 Herne Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Herne Road homes
Price per m² for 5 Herne Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,447
Street avg £6,059
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Thornhill Road Surbiton — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Southborough High School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.5dB