Flat 1, 8 Francis Road, Croydon, CR0 2RT

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 2RT). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–90 m²). The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in December 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 87.6% above the 2002 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs).