1 Sylvan Close, Oxted, RH8 0DX

1 Sylvan Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Oxted (RH8 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 142 m² it sits well below the postcode median (218 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£621/sq ft) was about 227.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £949,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.