1 Acre Lane, Carshalton, SM5 3AA
About 1 Acre Lane
1 Acre Lane is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Carshalton (SM5 3AA). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Most recent transfer was September 2025 at £451,000 — fresh data. Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£505/sq ft) was about 113.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 83 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 17 EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Erection of a part single storey, part two storey side extension to provide a dental practice (D1 Use) and provision of two car parking spaces.
- Agent
- CADAS
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2018/00468
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Sales history & valuation
1 Acre Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£485,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 31 years.
£451,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 31 years.
Sales timeline
17 September 2025Most recent
£451,000
+181.9%over 23 years20 June 2002
£160,000
+116.2%over 7 years16 February 1995
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 3AA: £484,000 (2024–2020).
Versus other Acre Lane homes
1 Acre Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,434
Street avg £3,554
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
Park Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School. 39 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB







