5 Colston Avenue, Carshalton, SM5 2PH
About 5 Colston Avenue
5 Colston Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Carshalton (SM5 2PH). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £859,000 is 13.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£455/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £755,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Colston Avenue has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a first floor side extension.
- Council
- C
- Reference
- C2007/58320
What's in 5 Colston Avenue, Carshalton, SM5 2PH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Colston Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£859,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£755,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 October 2021Most recent
£755,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 2PH: £625,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in SM5 2PH
Versus other Colston Avenue homes
Floor Area for 5 Colston Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,903
Street avg £4,555
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
Colston Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Carshalton High School for Girls. 42 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
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB







