Flat 2, 14 Havelock Road, Croydon, CR0 6QP

Flat 2 is a detached house in Croydon (CR0 6QP). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 628 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2009) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 58 m² this is the 5th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–92 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (85 versus a worst of 78).

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in October 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 58 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 58 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 is 28.9% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 45.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.