26b, The Market, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, SM5 1AG

26b is a semi-detached house in Carshalton (SM5 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 17th smallest of 50 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 15–191 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 50 units on file.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in May 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 sits 129.1% above the 2000 sale of £110,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 42 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 49 EPCs).