17 Alford Court, Bonchurch Close, Sutton, SM2 6AY

17 Alford Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sutton (SM2 6AY). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 60 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 58–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since June 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Sutton HPI: 15.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 193.9% above the 2001 sale of £98,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 35.9% below the postcode norm. At 60 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 30 EPCs).