27 Downsway, South Croydon, CR2 0JB

27 Downsway is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in South Croydon (CR2 0JB). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 674 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £600,000 sits 76.5% above the 2009 sale of £340,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£504/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.