20 Anselm Close, Croydon, CR0 5LY

20 Anselm Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 5LY). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 43 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–90 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 17 units on file.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in March 1995. 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 £234,000 sits 325.5% above the 1995 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 62.9% below the postcode norm. At 43 m² it's 28.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 16 EPCs).