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

Newlands is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Staines Upon Thames (TW18 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 56 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in Newlands, where floor areas span 53–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (73 versus a worst of 60). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 56 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 16 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 is 33% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 47.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.