25 Alma Road, Carshalton, SM5 2PQ
About 25 Alma Road
25 Alma Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Carshalton (SM5 2PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2019. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £660,000 is 17.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£510/sq ft) was about 98.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £560,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Nov 2019Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Conversion of loft space involving alterations to existing roofline, a dormer extension at rear and two rooflights to front roofslope.
- Agent
- MSB (PLANNING) Limited
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2019/01634
What's in 25 Alma Road, Carshalton, SM5 2PQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
25 Alma Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£660,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 24 years.
£560,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
22 April 2021Most recent
£560,000
+60.0%over 10 years16 September 2010
£349,950
+288.8%over 13 years16 June 1997
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 2PQ: £345,500 (2025–2020).
Versus other Alma Road homes
25 Alma Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,490
Street avg £4,026
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
0.2 km
Coleridge Avenue / Westmead Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls. 41 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB







