5a, Canons Walk, Croydon, CR0 5EY
About 5a
5a is a semi-detached house in Croydon (CR0 5EY). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 58 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (58–101 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2021. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 58 m² it's 29.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Apr 2021SubdivisionAmendmentIn report
Change of use from single dwelling to two dwellings.
- Agent
- Grayston Alan Durtnell
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00563/LE
What's in 5a, Canons Walk, Croydon, CR0 5EY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£256,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR0 5EY: £435,000 (2022–2010).
Everything we know about 5a, in one report
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Shirley Oaks Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB