296a, High Street, Sutton, SM1 1PQ

296a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sutton (SM1 1PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. At 37 m² this is the 6th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–147 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 24 units on file.

Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2008–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -23.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £208,000 sits 89.1% above the 2009 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 36.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 37 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 23 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.