40a, Carlisle Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM1 2EF

40a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheam, Sutton, Sutton (SM1 2EF). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–142 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£645/sq ft) was about 92.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.