11a, Gordon Road, Carshalton, SM5 3RG

11a is a two-bedroom detached house in Carshalton (SM5 3RG). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 54 m² this is the 6th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–169 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61).

Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 90.7% above the 2012 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (September 2012).