Flat 5, 20 Manor Road, Wallington, SM6 0AA

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Wallington (SM6 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band C. At 70 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (38–70 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 4 units on file. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since May 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 sits 53.6% above the 2007 sale of £151,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 19% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.