Flat 3, 52 Heathhurst Road, South Croydon, CR2 0BA

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in South Croydon (CR2 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 64 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 57–135 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 45% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £225,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 64 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 27 EPCs).