282a, High Street, Sutton, SM1 1PQ
About 282a
282a is a semi-detached house in Sutton (SM1 1PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the 15th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–147 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
Energy performance
282a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2004AmendmentIn report
Use of ground floor of premises for purposes falling within class A3 (Food and Drink) of the Town and Country Planning (use classes) Order 1987 (as amended).
- Council
- B
- Reference
- B2004/52488
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Sales history & valuation
282a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM1 1PQ: £200,000 (2020–2015).
Versus other High Street homes
EPC Rating for 282a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 55 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
Crown Road (SM1) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Robin Hood Junior School. 48 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB







