26a, Elgin Road, Croydon, CR0 6XA

26a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Croydon (CR0 6XA). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

It hasn't traded since June 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 65 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 87 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 sits 57.7% above the 2006 sale of £156,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.