8 Ainsworth Road, Croydon, CR0 3SH
About 8 Ainsworth Road
8 Ainsworth Road is a mid-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 3SH). 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 (August 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£503/sq ft) was about 163% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2017. Sold December 2021 for £395,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2017SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions and dormer extensions in rear roof slopes: conversion to form 2 two bedroom flats
Extension- Documents
- 32 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00648/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Ainsworth 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.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 6 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
15 December 2021Most recent
£395,000
+12.3%over 6 years24 November 2015
£351,860
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR0 3SH: £380,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CR0 3SH
Everything we know about 8 Ainsworth 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 Ainsworth Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 8 Ainsworth Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,411
Street avg £3,669
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 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
Ruskin Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon. 52 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
58.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.3dB