16 Chestnut Close, Carshalton, SM5 2AQ
About 16 Chestnut Close
16 Chestnut Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Carshalton (SM5 2AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 sits 52.3% above the 2014 sale of £324,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDetached
Building
- Heating systemGas
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Chestnut Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2019ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Approval for a single storey rear extension projecting from the rear of the original house by 5m.
- Agent
- Phi Architectural Services Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2019/01832
What's in 16 Chestnut Close, Carshalton, SM5 2AQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
16 Chestnut Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 18 years.
£324,950
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
24 July 2014Most recent
£324,950
+31.8%over 8 years27 July 2005
£246,500
+212.0%over 9 years19 May 1996
£79,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 2AQ: £523,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in SM5 2AQ
Versus other Chestnut Close homes
Floor Area for 16 Chestnut Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,693
Street avg £4,972
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
14/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Beech Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base. 41 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







