56 Stanley Road, Croydon, CR0 3QA
About 56 Stanley Road
56 Stanley Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 3QA). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 26.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 105.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2020 for £281,000.
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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
56 Stanley Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension, construction of front extension/bay-window, alteration of the front facade to brick.
- Agent
- Design Extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02235/HSE
- Mar 2021Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Erection of loft conversion, with dormer in the rear roof slope and roof lights in the front roof slope.
- Agent
- Design Extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00268/LP
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 56 Stanley Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£281,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 January 2020Most recent
£281,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR0 3QA: £460,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CR0 3QA
4 Cheltenham Villas, Stanley Road, Croydon, CR0 3QA
Sold Feb 2024
£512,5005 Cheltenham Villas, Stanley Road, Croydon, CR0 3QA
Sold Aug 2023
£460,0001 Cheltenham Villas, Stanley Road, Croydon, CR0 3QA
Sold Aug 2022
£575,00012 Cheltenham Villas, Stanley Road, Croydon, CR0 3QA
Sold Jan 2021
£400,00088 Stanley Road, Croydon, CR0 3QA
Sold Oct 2020
£335,000
Everything we know about 56 Stanley 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 Stanley Road homes
On epc rating, 56 Stanley Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,849
Street avg £2,982
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 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
Canterbury Road (CR0) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
West Thornton 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
55.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB