11 Byron Gardens, Sutton, SM1 3QG

11 Byron Gardens is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton (SM1 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2005–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £795,000 sits 98.8% above the 2008 sale of £400,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 23% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.