4 Colchester Villas, Stanley Road, Croydon, CR0 3QE

4 Colchester Villas is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 sits 106.1% above the 2013 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 29.9% below the postcode norm. On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.