Upper Flat, 6 Ainsworth Road, Croydon, CR0 3SH
About Upper Flat
Upper Flat is a mid-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 3SH). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2009–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£501/sq ft) was about 162.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £205,000 in November 2020.
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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 Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Upper Flat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
27applications of note in the surrounding area
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- 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.
£217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 11 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
12 November 2020Most recent
£205,000
+57.7%over 10 years14 December 2009
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR0 3SH: £395,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CR0 3SH
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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
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.3dB