21 Derby Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM1 2BL
About 21 Derby Road
21 Derby Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Cheam, Sutton, Sutton (SM1 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 194 m² it's 29.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 22 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,190,000 is 14.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 64.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £1,040,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
21 Derby Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
2 x Laurel (T3, T4) - to fell and grind out, Ash (T2) - to fell and grind out, Ash (T1) - fell just above ground level.
- Agent
- Garden Care Contracting Ltd
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- TREE2023/00053
- Oct 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Photinia and Dogwood - Reduce to 3 metre tall, T2 Cypress - Reduce low section back from garden by 1 metre, T3 Cypress - Reduce and reshape by 2 metres, T4 Walnut - Reduce and reshape by 3 metres, T5 Lilac - Cut back from garden by 1.5 metres,T6 Willow - Pollard at 3 metres, T7 Willow - Pollard at 4 metres, T8 Ash - Reduce and reshape by 2-3 metres, T9 Juniper Reduce laterally by 0.5 metres and T10 Holly - Reduce to 3 metres tall.
- Agent
- Dave Ford Tree Care
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- TREE2019/00076
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 21 Derby Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 21 Derby Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£1,190,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 26 years.
£1,040,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
15 December 2020Most recent
£1,040,000
+98.1%over 18 years1 August 2002
£525,000
+133.3%over 7 years24 May 1995
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM1 2BL: £935,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SM1 2BL
Flat 2, 20 Derby Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM1 2BL
Sold May 2024
£185,00016 Derby Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM1 2BL
Sold Jan 2024
£1,185,0001 Derby Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM1 2BL
Sold Mar 2023
£881,00022 Derby Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM1 2BL
Sold Feb 2023
£1,150,0003 Derby Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM1 2BL
Sold Aug 2021
£935,000
Versus other Derby Road homes
Floor Area for 21 Derby Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,361
Street avg £4,520
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
Cheam Road / Gander Green Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Robin Hood Infants' School. 32 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB







