20 Chestnut Close, Carshalton, SM5 2AQ
About 20 Chestnut Close
20 Chestnut Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Carshalton (SM5 2AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£597/sq ft) was about 108% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £508,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Chestnut Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£555,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£508,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 November 2022Most recent
£508,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 2AQ: £523,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in SM5 2AQ
Versus other Chestnut Close homes
20 Chestnut Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£6,430
Street avg £4,811
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







