Alden Court, Flat 1, Fairfield Path, Croydon, CR0 5QN

Alden Court is an end-of-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 5QN). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 41 m² this is the 18th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in Alden Court, where floor areas span 28–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 86). The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 sits 80.7% above the 2007 sale of £119,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.