5 Derby Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM1 2BL
About 5 Derby Road
5 Derby Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheam, Sutton, Sutton (SM1 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 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. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since April 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £892,000 sits 197.3% above the 2001 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 41.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
5 Derby Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Derby Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension, provision of a rear patio area with steps leading down to the rear garden and alterations to rear side boundary treatments.
- Agent
- Happybuilding
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2020/00973
- Oct 2017
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Sales history & valuation
5 Derby Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£892,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.0% per year over 2 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 11.0% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
18 April 2001Most recent
£300,000
+22.4%over 1 year12 May 1999
£245,000
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
5 Derby Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,935
Street avg £4,784
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB







