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1 Dover Cottages, Seething Wells Lane, Surbiton, KT6 5NP

Extendable4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
52 m²
560 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Dover Cottages

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

1 Dover Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Surbiton (KT6 5NP). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good 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 lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Sold August 2022 for £615,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,099/sq ft) was about 36.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • Summer houseYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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)
Apr 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2015from Jun 2010
EPC improved fromD56toE52
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
60%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Apr 2018from Mar 2015
EPC improved fromE52toD60
Windows
SinglePartial Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Roof Insulation
PartialWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Dover Cottages, Seething Wells Lane, Surbiton, KT6 5NP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Dover Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications 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.

Latest sale on 1 Dover Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£638,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£615,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 August 2022Most recent

    £615,000

    +24.7%over 3 years
  2. 31 March 2019

    £493,000

    +17.4%over 4 years
  3. 12 January 2015

    £420,000

    +73.2%over 11 years
  4. 7 August 2003

    £242,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in KT6 5NP: £470,000 (2024–2010).

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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On the street

Versus other Seething Wells Lane homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Dover Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.

EPC Rating

60 (D)

Street avg 60 (D)

On par

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Surbiton district page.

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

Seething Wells / Kingston Uni Campus — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School. 30 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around KT6 5NP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for KT6 5NP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for KT6 5NP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Dover Cottages, Seething Wells Lane, Surbiton, KT6 5NP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.