1 Colchester Villas, Stanley Road, Croydon, CR0 3QE
About 1 Colchester Villas
1 Colchester Villas is an end-of-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 is 15.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 45.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £425,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Colchester Villas's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear wraparound extension
- Agent
- MM Planning
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01483/HSE
- May 2021Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Loft conversion with erection of a dormer to the rear and roof lights to the front
- Agent
- MM Planning
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01482/LP
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Colchester Villas
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
Price for 1 Colchester Villas has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 25 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2021Most recent
£425,000
+596.7%over 25 years3 November 1995
£61,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR0 3QE: £245,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in CR0 3QE
7 Colchester Villas, Stanley Road, Croydon, CR0 3QE
Sold Jun 2021
£425,00043 Stanley Road, Croydon, CR0 3QE
Sold Aug 2019
£230,0003 Colchester Villas, Stanley Road, Croydon, CR0 3QE
Sold Jan 2018
£486,00039a, Stanley Road, Croydon, CR0 3QE
Sold Feb 2017
£245,0004 Colchester Villas, Stanley Road, Croydon, CR0 3QE
Sold Jun 2013
£230,000
Everything we know about 1 Colchester Villas, 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
1 Colchester Villas is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,172
Street avg £2,842
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
Canterbury Road (CR0) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Elmwood Junior School. 55 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB