47a, Vale Road, Sutton, SM1 1QH
About 47a
47a is a three-bedroom detached house in Sutton (SM1 1QH). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
At 96 m² it's 25.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 44 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £530,000 is 14% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 47.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (May 2017). 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2019ConditionsIn report
Application to clear conditions 4/5 (Energy Statement), 6 (Flood Risk), 7 (Drainage), 8 (Water Efficiency), 9 (Construction Logistics and Management Plan) and 10 (Cyccle Storage) of approved application DM2018/00867.
- Agent
- Mercer Planning Ltd
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- CLC2019/00133
- Jul 2018New BuildFullIn report
Erection of attached two storey dwelling with associated parking and amenity space provision.
- Agent
- Mercer Planning Consultants Ltd
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2018/00867
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 47a has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£530,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 18 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
1 May 2017Most recent
£465,000
+338.7%over 18 years28 April 1999
£106,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM1 1QH: £447,500 (2025–2022).
Versus other Vale Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 47a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,844
Street avg £3,595
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Sutton Bus Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Robin Hood Junior School. 50 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







