17 Devonshire Drive, Long Ditton, Surbiton, KT6 5DR

17 Devonshire Drive is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Long Ditton, Surbiton, Surbiton (KT6 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 10 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 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,129,000 sits 64.8% above the 2014 sale of £685,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in October 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.