Houghton, Flat 2, Rookery Road, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1BT

Houghton is a semi-detached house in Staines Upon Thames (TW18 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 44 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in Houghton, where floor areas span 31–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold October 2019 for £165,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.