20 Alpine View, Carshalton, SM5 3QJ

20 Alpine View is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Carshalton (SM5 3QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 489 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–117 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 45 m² it's 25.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 34 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 is 42.9% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 21.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 15 years since the last transfer (November 2011).