4a, Orchard Gardens, Chessington, KT9 1AG

4a is a semi-detached house in Chessington (KT9 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91).

Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 sits 201.1% above the 2000 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 34% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).