8 Dean Road, Croydon, CR0 1HX
About 8 Dean Road
8 Dean Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Croydon (CR0 1HX). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
A recent sale: £575,000 in August 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£651/sq ft) was about 132.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 8 Dean Road.
- Mar 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Demolition of garage. Erection of two-storey side extension. Formation of one additional parking space. Realignment of fence. (as amended)
- Agent
- Urban Draft
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/04862/HSE
- Oct 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension
- Agent
- Shorplans Architectural Services
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/04092/HSE
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Sales history & valuation
8 Dean Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£567,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 9 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
3 August 2025Most recent
£575,000
+10.6%over 4 years13 May 2021
£520,000
+11.8%over 5 years24 March 2016
£465,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR0 1HX: £380,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Dean Road homes
On years held, 8 Dean Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,012
Street avg £4,234
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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








