8 Lysander Gardens, Surbiton, KT6 6AT

8 Lysander Gardens is a one-bedroom detached house in Surbiton (KT6 6AT). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–73 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in June 2006. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 sits 63.5% above the 2006 sale of £174,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 52.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).