81 Autumn Drive, Sutton, SM2 5BD

81 Autumn Drive is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sutton (SM2 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and 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 push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 13th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 26 units on file.

Held since June 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced Sutton HPI: 11.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 sits 85% above the 2003 sale of £153,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 24% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).