Aldous House, Flat 2, Church Street, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 4EN

Aldous House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Staines Upon Thames (TW18 4EN). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 40 m² this is the 7th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in Aldous House, where floor areas span 32–45 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £200,000 sits 122.3% above the 2000 sale of £89,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 44.3% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs).