9 Ambleside Gardens, Sutton, SM2 5ES

9 Ambleside Gardens is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sutton (SM2 5ES). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. At 64 m² this is the 35th smallest of 64 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–117 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 64 units on file.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in March 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 sits 444.7% above the 1995 sale of £47,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 54.6% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).