5 Olveston Walk, Carshalton, SM5 1EP
About 5 Olveston Walk
5 Olveston Walk is a property in Carshalton (SM5 1EP). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 46 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (46–91 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 15 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 46 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Olveston Walk has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2012ExtensionOtherIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Retention of a single storey rear extension to provide replacement bathroom
- Agent
- Sutton Housing Partnership
Retrospective- Reference
- C2011/65170
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Sales history & valuation
5 Olveston Walk has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 1EP: £333,000 (2023–2006).
Versus other Olveston Walk homes
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 52 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
14/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Green Wrythe Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Green Wrythe Primary School. 47 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB







