56 Peterborough Road, Carshalton, SM5 1EQ
About 56 Peterborough Road
56 Peterborough Road is a mid-terrace house in Carshalton (SM5 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in April 2022 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
56 Peterborough Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
MVHR (mechanical ventilation with heat recovery) installed
Planning history
- Oct 2022PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of a front entrance canopy and monodraught homezone unit to house an integrated air source heat pump, hot water storage and mechanical ventilation.
- Agent
- Osborne Property Service Limited
Extension- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2022/01176
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Sales history & valuation
56 Peterborough Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£378,000
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 1EQ: £398,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SM5 1EQ
40 Peterborough Road, Carshalton, SM5 1EQ
Sold Feb 2025
£315,00026 Peterborough Road, Carshalton, SM5 1EQ
Sold Feb 2025
£420,00036 Peterborough Road, Carshalton, SM5 1EQ
Sold Dec 2023
£400,00080 Peterborough Road, Carshalton, SM5 1EQ
Sold Aug 2023
£398,00038 Peterborough Road, Carshalton, SM5 1EQ
Sold Nov 2021
£357,000
Versus other Peterborough Road homes
EPC Rating for 56 Peterborough Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
90 (B)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 66 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.4 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.1 km
Revesby Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Green Wrythe Primary School. 44 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







