1 Bardsley Close, Croydon, CR0 5PS

1 Bardsley Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Croydon (CR0 5PS). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 60 m² this is the 14th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (34 versus a best of 81).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2009–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 38.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017).