1 Orchard Gardens, Chessington, KT9 1AG

1 Orchard Gardens is a semi-detached house in Chessington (KT9 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since May 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £623,000 sits 137.8% above the 2006 sale of £262,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 36.6% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.