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

8 Devonshire Drive is a semi-detached house in Long Ditton, Surbiton, Surbiton (KT6 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 138 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 29.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £811,000 is 26.3% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£432/sq ft) was about 30.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.