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8 Cambridge Road, Carshalton, SM5 3QP

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Cambridge Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Cambridge Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Carshalton (SM5 3QP). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold February 2021 for £535,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£534/sq ft) was about 73.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff street
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Oct 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Cambridge Road, Carshalton, SM5 3QP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Cambridge Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. May 2008
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a single storey rear extension.

    Council
    C
    Reference
    C2008/59381
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Cambridge Road

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.

Current estimate

£583,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£535,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 February 2021Most recent

    £535,000

    +11.5%over 5 years
  2. 18 December 2015

    £480,000

    +51.9%over 8 years
  3. 16 September 2007

    £316,000

    +106.5%over 6 years
  4. 16 March 2001

    £153,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 3QP: £605,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Cambridge Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 Cambridge Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,753

Street avg £4,601

Strongly above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Cambridge Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Carshalton district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

14/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Cambridge Road / Carlshalton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls. 39 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SM5 3QP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SM5 3QP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SM5 3QP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.3dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Cambridge Road, Carshalton, SM5 3QP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.