50a, High Street, Carshalton, SM5 3AG
About 50a
50a is a mid-terrace house in Carshalton (SM5 3AG). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 37 m² this is the 6th smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 37 m² it's 18.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 42 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2015SubdivisionAmendmentIn report
Retention of conversion of first and second floors to form two 1 bedroomed self containd flats.
- Agent
- D&M Planning Ltd
Retrospective- Reference
- C2015/71642
- May 2014SubdivisionFullIn report
Retrospective application to use first and second floors as two 1 - bedroomed self contained flats.
- Agent
- PDK Architecture And Surveying
Retrospective- Reference
- C2014/69055
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Sales history & valuation
50a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 3AG: £287,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in SM5 3AG
Versus other High Street homes
50a is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
Carshalton High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB







