5 Benfleet Close, Sutton, SM1 3SD

5 Benfleet Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton (SM1 3SD). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £781,000 sits 105.5% above the 2011 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 41.5% below the postcode norm. 15 years since the last transfer (June 2011).