Gateway Apartments, Flat 3, 31 Alpha Road, Croydon, CR0 6TH
About Gateway Apartments
Gateway Apartments is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 6TH). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £257,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£583/sq ft) was about 132.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Gateway Apartments has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
51 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 16 years.
£257,500
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
1 December 2021Most recent
£257,500
18 December 2019
£257,000
+32.5%over 4 years9 January 2015
£194,000
+21.3%over 8 years15 March 2006
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR0 6TH: £375,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Alpha Road homes
Gateway Apartments outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,280
Street avg £3,634
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 50 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
0.0 km
Davidson Road Selhurst — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ark Oval Primary Academy. 53 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB