1 Bourne Way, Cheam, Sutton, SM1 2EN
About 1 Bourne Way
1 Bourne Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheam, Sutton, Sutton (SM1 2EN). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 sits 64.5% above the 2013 sale of £273,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 40.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
1 Bourne Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Sept 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension.
- Agent
- BIGGER HOUSE DESIGN
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2019/01297
- Jun 2014Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Loft conversion involving a dormer extension at rear, four rooflights at front and an additional window at side. Extension to soil vent pipe.
Extension- Reference
- B2014/69503
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Sales history & valuation
1 Bourne Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£273,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 August 2013Most recent
£273,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM1 2EN: £445,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in SM1 2EN
Versus other Bourne Way homes
On epc rating, 1 Bourne Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,592
Street avg £4,346
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.3 km
Cheam Road / Gander Green Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Robin Hood Infants' School. 36 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
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB







