19 Downside Road, Sutton, SM2 5HR

19 Downside Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton (SM2 5HR). It has a recorded floor area of 203 m² (around 2185 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since August 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 203 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £921,000 sits 172.9% above the 2008 sale of £337,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 37.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.