9 Dibdin Close, Sutton, SM1 2PJ

9 Dibdin Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton (SM1 2PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since March 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £695,000 sits 424.5% above the 1999 sale of £132,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 68.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.