23 Briar Lane, Carshalton, SM5 4PX
About 23 Briar Lane
23 Briar Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Carshalton (SM5 4PX). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 100 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £676,000 is 44.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageIntegral
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
23 Briar Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Briar Lane has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
23 Briar Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£676,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£468,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 May 2018Most recent
£468,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SM5 4PX: £926,000 (2023–2018).
Versus other Briar Lane homes
EPC Rating for 23 Briar Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,680
Street avg £4,426
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
0.7 km
Woodcote Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Wallington High School for Girls. 34 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
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







