21 Arlington Drive, Carshalton, SM5 2EY
About 21 Arlington Drive
21 Arlington Drive is a semi-detached house in Carshalton (SM5 2EY). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
A recent sale: £425,000 in January 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£627/sq ft) was about 140.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Feb 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a first floor side extension, conversion of storage area into habitable space and erection of a front entrance porch.
- Agent
- Design Team
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2022/02135
- Jan 2023Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Conversion of loftspace involving alterations to existing roofline, involving a hip to gable extension, a dormer to rear and rooflights to front and rear roofslopes.
- Agent
- Design Team
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2022/02136
What's in 21 Arlington Drive, Carshalton, SM5 2EY's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
21 Arlington Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 20 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
3 January 2025Most recent
£425,000
+16.4%over 5 years15 November 2019
£365,000
+47.8%over 11 years22 February 2008
£247,000
+37.3%over 3 years31 January 2005
£179,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 2EY: £422,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in SM5 2EY
Versus other Arlington Drive homes
On price per m², 21 Arlington Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,746
Street avg £4,630
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
The Riverside Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base. 43 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB







