24b, Blake Road, Croydon, CR0 6UH

24b is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 6UH). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–147 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 19 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good.

Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 is 22.4% below the 2007 sale of £526,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,357/sq ft) was about 494% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It hasn't traded since March 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.