21 Hadleigh Drive, Sutton, SM2 5BF

21 Hadleigh Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton (SM2 5BF). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 48 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–154 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced Sutton HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£581/sq ft) was about 121.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £300,000 in February 2023.