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Get started78a is a semi-detached house in South Croydon (CR2 0BF). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). At 32 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–242 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 37 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 is 13.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 35.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it's 29.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 36 EPCs). Last sale on file: £140,600 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 23 years.
£140,600
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 23 years.
Floor Area for 78a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,394
Street avg £4,378
Floor Area
32 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Brambledown Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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25 August 2022Most recent
£140,600
+212.4%over 22 years21 February 2000
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR2 0BF: £200,000 (2025–2024).
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Closest school
0.4 km
Purley Oaks Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB
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