Colentina, Bishops Walk, Croydon, CR0 5BA

Colentina is a five-bedroom detached house in Croydon (CR0 5BA). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since August 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £1,088,000 sits 170.3% above the 1999 sale of £402,500. At 150 m² it sits well below the postcode median (452 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 13 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 6 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.