5 Sorrento Road, Sutton, SM1 1QU
About 5 Sorrento Road
5 Sorrento Road is an end-of-terrace house in Sutton (SM1 1QU). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 54 m² this is the 12th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–154 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.
At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£557/sq ft) was about 93.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £323,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Sorrento Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- Archimedes design
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2018/02245
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 20 years.
£323,500
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 2021Most recent
£323,500
+123.1%over 12 years25 March 2009
£145,000
+61.1%over 7 years18 October 2001
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM1 1QU: £380,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Sorrento Road homes
On epc rating, 5 Sorrento Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,991
Street avg £4,287
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 44 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
0.2 km
Pylbrook Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School. 50 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







