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8 Digby Place, Croydon, CR0 5QR

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 8 Digby Place

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Aug 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2021from Mar 2010
EPC improved fromE45toD67
Heating System
Warm AirGas Boiler

Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system

Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting
15%95%

More low energy lighting installed

Aug 2025from Nov 2021
Roof Insulation
PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Digby Place, Croydon, CR0 5QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 8 Digby Place is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Sept 2025
    Tree WorksTrees
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. May 2004
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Crown reduce Silver Birch tree by 25% (TPO No. 41, 1973)

    Reference
    04/00902/T
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Digby Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£679,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£640,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 March 2025Most recent

    £640,000

    +50.6%over 18 years
  2. 25 May 2006

    £425,000

    +88.9%over 6 years
  3. 7 January 2000

    £225,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CR0 5QR: £350,000 (2017–1995).

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On the street

Versus other Digby Place homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 8 Digby Place runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,039

Street avg £3,704

Above

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Croydon district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CR0 5QR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CR0 5QR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CR0 5QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Digby Place, Croydon, CR0 5QR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.