5 Chapman Road, Croydon, CR0 3NX
About 5 Chapman Road
5 Chapman Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 3NX). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 22 EPCs). On the market in March 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across 2011–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 is 34% above the 2015 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Chapman Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00546/P
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Chapman Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£422,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.5% per year over 3 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 16.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
27 March 2015Most recent
£315,000
+70.3%over 3 years28 September 2011
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR0 3NX: £370,000 (2023–2019).
Everything we know about 5 Chapman 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 Chapman Road homes
5 Chapman Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,539
Street avg £4,083
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.2 km
Sumner Road Waddon — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Harris Primary Academy Croydon. 56 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
56.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB