2a, Arcade Parade, Elm Road, Chessington, KT9 1AB

2a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chessington (KT9 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 58 m² this is the 9th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

It hasn't traded since June 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 58 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 sits 440.7% above the 1997 sale of £39,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 74.5% below the postcode norm.