162a, High Street, Sutton, SM1 1LX
About 162a
162a is a mid-terrace house in Sutton (SM1 1LX). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. At 39 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 8 units on file.
At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 is 33.7% above the 2021 sale price. Sold June 2021 for £205,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
162a's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Nov 2014SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of 1st and 2nd floors into one 1-bedroomed and one 2-bedroomed self-contained flats and provision of a door at rear at first floor level.
- Agent
- Etc Architects
- Reference
- B2014/70412
- Apr 2009SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of first and second floors into one 1-bedroomed and one 2-bedroomed self-contained flats (renewal of permission B2006/55594) plus installation of new door at rear of first floor level.
- Council
- B
- Reference
- B2009/60875
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£205,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 June 2021Most recent
£205,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in SM1 1LX: £302,500 (2023–2017).
Versus other High Street homes
162a is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
80 (C)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Manor Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Robin Hood Junior School. 41 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB