3 Fountain Drive, Carshalton, SM5 4AE
About 3 Fountain Drive
3 Fountain Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Carshalton (SM5 4AE). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused, 2 pending. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. Across 2002–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £772,000 sits 59.2% above the 2013 sale of £484,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 17.2% below the postcode norm. Last sold in August 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. At 111 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 5 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 3 Fountain Drive in 2023.
- Oct 2024ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to approved application DM2023/01737 which allowed the 'Erection of a single storey rear extension' to allow the relocation of the rear extension side door, side garage door to be blocked up, alterations to rear and rear/flank fenestraions, alteration to the number, size and location of the rear extension rooflights and alteration to the rear dormer fenestration.
- Agent
- Ernest Tsui Architects + Partners Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2024/01509
- Oct 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1, T2 and T3 - x3 Sycamore trees - Pollard back to previous points.
- Agent
- Mattree Professional tree care
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- TREE2024/00115
What's in 3 Fountain Drive, Carshalton, SM5 4AE's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Fountain Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£772,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 11 years.
£484,950
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2013Most recent
£484,950
+38.6%over 11 years2 May 2002
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 4AE: £750,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in SM5 4AE
Versus other Fountain Drive homes
3 Fountain Drive is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,369
Street avg £5,419
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
14/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Queen Mary's Ave/Gaynesford Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oaks Park High School. 35 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB







