254 Peterborough Road, Carshalton, SM5 1DN
About 254 Peterborough Road
254 Peterborough Road is a semi-detached house in Carshalton (SM5 1DN). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 68 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £395,000 sits 113.5% above the 2007 sale of £185,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
254 Peterborough Road has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2019/00858
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 254 Peterborough Road
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£395,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.5% per year over 10 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 11.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
3 January 2007Most recent
£185,000
+189.1%over 9 years27 March 1997
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 1DN: £174,000 (2016–2003).
Versus other Peterborough Road homes
EPC Rating for 254 Peterborough Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
14/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Green Wrythe Lane / Waltham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Culvers House Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







