23 Abbots Green, Croydon, CR0 5BL
About 23 Abbots Green
23 Abbots Green is a semi-detached house in Croydon (CR0 5BL). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £635,000 sits 165.7% above the 2001 sale of £239,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 56.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 122 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
23 Abbots Green's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Abbots Green has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2017PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Alterations; erection of single storey front and rear extensions to include porch and alterations to garage to form habitable room.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00425/FUL
- Nov 2009Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Alterations; erection of single storey front and rear extensions to include porch and alterations to garage to form habitable room
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/02536/P
What's in 23 Abbots Green, Croydon, CR0 5BL's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
23 Abbots Green valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£635,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£239,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 July 2001Most recent
£239,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR0 5BL: £545,000 (2024–2019).
Everything we know about 23 Abbots Green, in one report
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Versus other Abbots Green homes
On habitable rooms, 23 Abbots Green stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,959
Street avg £4,422
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
Heathfield Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Quest Primary School. 22 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
49.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB