Flat 3, 16 Heathfield Road, Croydon, CR0 1ES

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom detached house in Croydon (CR0 1ES). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 446 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 41 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–55 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2006–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 is 47.9% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 22.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.