16 St Benets Grove, Carshalton, SM5 1AX
About 16 St Benets Grove
16 St Benets Grove is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Carshalton (SM5 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£625/sq ft) was about 146.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £390,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- ParkingYes
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension application was refused at 16 St Benets Grove in 2025.
- Dec 2025OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Erection of an outbuilding to rear garden land.
- Agent
- Archicraft Designs LTD
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2025/01286
- Aug 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a part one, part two storey side and rear extension.
- Agent
- Bonnystreet (Town) Planning Limited
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2025/00934
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Sales history & valuation
16 St Benets Grove has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2003.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 18 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
19 September 2021Most recent
£390,000
+21.9%over 4 years21 December 2016
£320,000
+178.3%over 13 years22 June 2003
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 1AX: £425,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SM5 1AX
30 St Benets Grove, Carshalton, SM5 1AX
Sold Jul 2025
£425,00036 St Benets Grove, Carshalton, SM5 1AX
Sold Dec 2024
£545,00048 St Benets Grove, Carshalton, SM5 1AX
Sold Dec 2023
£380,0002 St Benets Grove, Carshalton, SM5 1AX
Sold Sept 2023
£433,00026 St Benets Grove, Carshalton, SM5 1AX
Sold Dec 2022
£405,000
Versus other St Benets Grove homes
Price per m² for 16 St Benets Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,724
Street avg £3,916
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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Crime
14/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bishopsford Road / Rose Hill Roundabout — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Malmesbury Primary School. 44 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.2dB







