1 Dover Cottages, Seething Wells Lane, Surbiton, KT6 5NP
About 1 Dover Cottages
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
1 Dover Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Dover Cottages
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Dover Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£638,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 19 years.
£615,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2022Most recent
£615,000
+24.7%over 3 years31 March 2019
£493,000
+17.4%over 4 years12 January 2015
£420,000
+73.2%over 11 years7 August 2003
£242,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT6 5NP: £470,000 (2024–2010).
Everything we know about 1 Dover Cottages, 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 Seething Wells Lane homes
1 Dover Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 54 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB