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About 289 Longheath Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
289 Longheath Gardens is a detached house in Croydon (CR0 7TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in June 2020 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Croydon HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £400,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
289 Longheath Gardens sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F31
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
—
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 289 Longheath Gardens, Croydon, CR0 7TZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
289 Longheath Gardens has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2025ExtensionOutlineGranted
Extension: Single storey
Notification for prior approval under the GPDO 2015 under Class AA for an upwards extension of one storey to a dwellinghouse.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
289 Longheath Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2020)
£400,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Longheath Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
289 Longheath Gardens is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,878
Street avg £4,509
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Kingfisher Way (CR0) — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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