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196 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2RA

Flat / maisonetteLeasehold87 m² · EPC
Last sale£125,000Feb 2004 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Sutton flat prices£247,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingVery low
EnergyEPC DJun 2025
1MapN ↑239 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

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1Leasehold: Lease documents needed

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HM Land Registry · Feb 2004

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area · EPC D

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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Price

If it moved with Sutton flat prices

£247,000

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This home’s sale history

Jan 1995 £49,500Feb 2004 £125,000Jan 1995Feb 2004£125,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Feb 2004£125,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA
Jan 1995£49,500Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA

Street sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
194 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2QZJan 2022£296,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Flat 4, Chaucer House Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2QTOct 2018£227,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
185 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2QZMar 2017£275,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Flat 4, Chaucer House Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2QTMar 2014£110,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
194 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2QZMay 2013£160,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
201 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2RADec 2009£150,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
197 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2RAFeb 2008£174,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
192 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2QZNov 2007£156,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
185 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2QZAug 2007£179,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
196 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2RAFeb 2004£125,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Flat 4, Chaucer House Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2QTMay 2003£75,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Flat 4, Chaucer House Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2QTDec 2002£75,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
194 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2QZApr 2002£109,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
201 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2RAMay 2001£79,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
184 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2QZJan 2001£84,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
194 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2QZSep 1998£65,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
194 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2QZMar 1997£42,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
196 Chaucer Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2RAJan 1995£49,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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The land

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

EPC D

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EPC · Jun 2025

Floor area
87 m²
Potential EPC band
C
Age band
England and Wales: 1950-1966
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
(another dwelling above)
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Community scheme
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Jun 2025

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

Full fibre in the local authority: 78.9%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 4 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 264

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Lease documents

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Next steps

Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.

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Questions for the agent

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    Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

    Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

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