6 Ashburton Gardens, Croydon, CR0 6AS

6 Ashburton Gardens is a semi-detached house in Croydon (CR0 6AS). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 sits 131.2% above the 2006 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 60.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.