6 Coverdale Gardens, Croydon, CR0 5LS

6 Coverdale Gardens is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 5LS). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £436,000 sits 58% above the 2007 sale of £276,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 27.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.