Alvernia Lodge, Flat 2, 11 Oakhill Road, Sutton, SM1 3AA

Alvernia Lodge is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton (SM1 3AA). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. At 43 m² this is the 7th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in Alvernia Lodge, where floor areas span 42–45 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; 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 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2001–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 sits 96.8% above the 2011 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 19.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in June 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 43 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 40 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).