12 Bishops Road, Croydon, CR0 3LD
About 12 Bishops Road
12 Bishops Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 853 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. 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 85% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 is 38.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 31.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
12 Bishops Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Bishops Road has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single-storey rear and side extension
- Agent
- ER arch design Ltd
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01006/HSE
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 12 Bishops Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12 Bishops Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 18 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2015Most recent
£250,000
+54.8%over 10 years24 March 2005
£161,500
+169.4%over 7 years29 July 1997
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR0 3LD: £320,000 (2024–2019).
Everything we know about 12 Bishops Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Bishops Road homes
On epc rating, 12 Bishops Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,154
Street avg £3,325
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.1 km
Sumner Road Croydon — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Chestnut Park Primary School. 54 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB