Aldous House, Flat 1, Church Street, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 4EN

Aldous House is a detached house in Staines Upon Thames (TW18 4EN). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Aldous House (32–45 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in December 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 sits 360.8% above the 1995 sale of £39,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 69.4% below the postcode norm. At 32 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (40 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).