152a, London Road, Croydon, CR0 2TD

152a is an end-of-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 2TD). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–97 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63).

Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 is 63% below the 2021 sale of £700,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,512/sq ft) was about 612.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £700,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.