8 Digby Place, Croydon, CR0 5QR
About 8 Digby Place
8 Digby Place is a four-bedroom detached house in Croydon (CR0 5QR). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £640,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£468/sq ft) was about 30.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Planning history at 8 Digby Place is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Silver Birch - To Fell (TPO 41, 1973) Reason - Roots have been severed on drive side (see photo) significant crown dieback, tree considered to be in decline and potentially structurally compromised.
- Agent
- W J Kent Tree Surgeons Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02639/TRE
- May 2004Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduce Silver Birch tree by 25% (TPO No. 41, 1973)
- Reference
- 04/00902/T
What's in 8 Digby Place, Croydon, CR0 5QR's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Digby Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£679,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 25 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
14 March 2025Most recent
£640,000
+50.6%over 18 years25 May 2006
£425,000
+88.9%over 6 years7 January 2000
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR0 5QR: £350,000 (2017–1995).
Everything we know about 8 Digby Place, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Digby Place homes
On years held, 8 Digby Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,039
Street avg £3,704
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Sandilands Tram Stop — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.5 km
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School. 51 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB