5 Kingfisher Drive, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 4RR

5 Kingfisher Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Staines Upon Thames (TW18 4RR). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. At 73 m² this is the 20th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 13–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since June 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £346,000 sits 284.7% above the 1998 sale of £89,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 61.3% below the postcode norm.