26c, Elgin Road, Croydon, CR0 6XA

26c is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Croydon (CR0 6XA). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.

It hasn't traded since November 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 87 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 sits 396.3% above the 1998 sale of £82,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 69.4% below the postcode norm.