7 Bardsley Close, Croydon, CR0 5PS

7 Bardsley Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Croydon (CR0 5PS). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–85 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 35 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£583/sq ft) was about 106.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £251,040. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.