Flat 2, 16 Dalmeny Road, Carshalton, SM5 4PP

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Carshalton (SM5 4PP). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average 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 B (score 81).

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in September 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 sits 346.1% above the 1998 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 66.5% below the postcode norm. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs).