7 Dean Road, Croydon, CR0 1HX
About 7 Dean Road
7 Dean Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Croydon (CR0 1HX). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 97 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£551/sq ft) was about 69.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £575,250. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Switched from solid fuel to cleaner energy source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing garage; erection of single storey side/rear extension to the dwelling.
- Agent
- Ideaplan
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/04529/HSE
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Sales history & valuation
7 Dean Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£584,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 25 years.
£575,250
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
15 May 2022Most recent
£575,250
+108.4%over 12 years15 January 2010
£276,000
+268.0%over 12 years8 September 1997
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR0 1HX: £388,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Dean Road homes
Price per m²
£5,930
Street avg £4,415
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
South Croydon Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Heathfield Academy. 44 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.6dB








