1 Grange Road, Chessington, KT9 1EZ

1 Grange Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Chessington (KT9 1EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since September 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2004–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £734,000 sits 101.1% above the 2008 sale of £365,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 35.5% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.