1b, Devonshire Road, Sutton, SM2 5HQ

1b is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sutton (SM2 5HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Sutton HPI: 7.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £621,000 is 24.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 25.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). On the market in February 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.