17 Howard Court, Doods Park Road, Reigate, RH2 0AQ

17 Howard Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Reigate (RH2 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 63 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 61–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 18 units on file.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 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. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 56.5% above the 2007 sale of £184,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 22.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).