2 Beach Shaw Cottages, West Hill, Oxted, RH8 9JD

2 Beach Shaw Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxted (RH8 9JD). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in December 2005. Today's modelled estimate of £640,000 sits 113.3% above the 2005 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 41.2% below the postcode norm. At 115 m² it sits well below the postcode median (205 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.