Saraband, Bishops Walk, Croydon, CR0 5BA
About Saraband
Saraband is a detached house in Croydon (CR0 5BA). It has a recorded floor area of 614 m² (around 6609 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2021 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (July 2021) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in May 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 614 m² the property is well over the postcode median (445 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 37.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£590/sq ft) was about 120% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £3,900,000 in July 2022. 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
Saraband ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2020OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of detached garage with habitable space above
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/03521/FUL
- Sept 2020OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of detached garage with habitable space above
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/03521/HSE
What's in Saraband, Bishops Walk, Croydon, CR0 5BA's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2019.
£3,598,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 37.4% per year over 3 years.
£3,900,000
Growth on file: 37.4% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2022Most recent
£3,900,000
+196.6%over 3 years11 February 2019
£1,315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR0 5BA: £2,250,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CR0 5BA
Sunny Side, Bishops Walk, Croydon, CR0 5BA
Sold Apr 2025
£10,634,510Petersfield, Bishops Walk, Croydon, CR0 5BA
Sold Feb 2025
£2,450,000Honeywood, Bishops Walk, Croydon, CR0 5BA
Sold Jun 2024
£2,250,000Artemis, Bishops Walk, Croydon, CR0 5BA
Sold Oct 2022
£1,900,000Oak Trees, Bishops Walk, Croydon, CR0 5BA
Sold Jun 2021
£1,600,000
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Versus other Bishops Walk homes
Saraband outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,352
Street avg £3,677
Floor Area
614 m²
Street avg 508 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 17.4 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 13 years
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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
0.4 km
Heathfield Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Quest Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB