Before you offer on a home at KT9 2PS: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.
1 to check4 clear£420k typical on Cheshire Gardens
The checklist
Before you make an offer
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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Busy road: A3, 960 m awayAbout 59,818 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
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Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 48 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).
£420ktypical sale on Cheshire Gardens, last 10 years
£5,732typical price per m² in Chessington South & Malden Rushett
£3,500–£5,400per m² for homes at KT9 2PS sold since 2015
Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,732 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £516k. Homes at KT9 2PS have sold below it. Check an asking price.
HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.
Trend
Prices in Chessington South & Malden Rushett
Chessington South & Malden Rushett
+32% over ten years (2015 to 2025).
Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.
Comparables
What sold nearby in the last two years
Type
Sales
Typical
Range
Detached
18
£620k
£500k – £1.48m
Semi-detached
54
£515k
£380k – £808k
Terraced
56
£490k
£120k – £620k
Flat
56
£323k
£170k – £519k
Standard sales in Chessington South & Malden Rushett. Every recent sale.
Running costs
What it costs to live here
A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.
MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.
Supply
How often homes come up
9sales on Cheshire Gardens in the last two years
184sales in Chessington South & Malden Rushett in the last two years
What homes cost and rent in Chessington South & Malden Rushett, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed
£204k
£184k
£1,190 a month
7.0%
2 beds
£388k
£320k
£1,690 a month
5.2%
3 beds
£520k
£483k
£1,970 a month
4.5%
4+ beds
£621k
£562k
£2,400 a month
4.6%
All homes
£497k
£414k
£1,680 a month
4.1%
Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places