38c, Canning Road, Croydon, CR0 6QE

38c is a one-bedroom detached house in Croydon (CR0 6QE). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). At 60 m² this is the 37th smallest of 53 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 53 units on file.

Held since March 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 sits 184% above the 2001 sale of £81,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 50.3% below the postcode norm.