3 Balfour Road, Carshalton, SM5 4NL
About 3 Balfour Road
3 Balfour Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Carshalton (SM5 4NL). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £562,000 is 23.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£570/sq ft) was about 94.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
3 Balfour Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Balfour Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- Beaver Tech
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DM2025/00979
What's in 3 Balfour Road, Carshalton, SM5 4NL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£562,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 11 years.
£454,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2016Most recent
£454,000
+118.3%over 10 years5 June 2005
£208,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 4NL: £274,040 (2017–1999).
Nearby sales in SM5 4NL
Versus other Balfour Road homes
On price per m², 3 Balfour Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,135
Street avg £4,398
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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







