Argyle House, Flat 23, Sutton Court, Brighton Road, Sutton, SM2 5AX

Argyle House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sutton (SM2 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 68 m² this is the 19th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in Argyle House, where floor areas span 31–71 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 (50 versus a best of 83). Other recorded features include a balcony.

Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Sutton HPI: 2.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 81.9% above the 2010 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 28.8% below the postcode norm. At 68 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.