1 Balfour Road, Carshalton, SM5 4NL
About 1 Balfour Road
1 Balfour Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Carshalton (SM5 4NL). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £552,000 is 16.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£559/sq ft) was about 90.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (July 2017).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Balfour Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Balfour Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 21 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
26 July 2017Most recent
£475,000
+763.6%over 21 years11 July 1996
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 4NL: £274,040 (2017–2005).
Nearby sales in SM5 4NL
Versus other Balfour Road homes
Years Held for 1 Balfour Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,013
Street avg £4,428
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
Queen Mary's Ave/Gaynesford Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Stanley Park Junior School. 39 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
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







