42 Ansell Grove, Carshalton, SM5 2BB
About 42 Ansell Grove
42 Ansell Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Carshalton (SM5 2BB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Most recent transfer was January 2025 at £550,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 84 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£608/sq ft) was about 107.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 Ansell Grove has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.
- Council
- C
- Reference
- C2006/56269
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 42 Ansell Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£586,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 28 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
3 January 2025Most recent
£550,000
+1559.1%over 28 years29 September 1996
£33,150
-50.0%29 September 1996
£66,300
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 2BB: £400,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SM5 2BB
Versus other Ansell Grove homes
On years held, 42 Ansell Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,548
Street avg £4,370
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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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
Reynold's Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Hackbridge Primary School. 42 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB







