44 Berney Road, Croydon, CR0 2JX

44 Berney Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Croydon (CR0 2JX). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 85 m² this is the 14th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–141 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in July 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 85 m² it's 22.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 sits 52.2% above the 2007 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 28.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.