5 Cascades, Court Wood Lane, Croydon, CR0 9HY

5 Cascades is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 9HY). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (41–65 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 26 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 is 40% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 27.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.