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Get started26 Arkwright Road is a six-bedroom detached house in South Croydon (CR2 0LL). It has a recorded floor area of 283 m² (around 3046 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,250,000 is 10.7% below the 2025 sale of £1,400,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. At 283 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £1,400,000 in May 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
26 Arkwright Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Extension: Single storey
Alterations, erection of single storey front extension and single storey rear extension with raised terrace
Latest sale on 26 Arkwright Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 27 years.
£1,400,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 27 years.
26 Arkwright Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,947
Street avg £3,845
Floor Area
283 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single/two storey side/rear extension and dormer extension in rear roof slope
16 May 2025Most recent
£1,400,000
+30.5%over 4 years24 August 2020
£1,072,500
+98.6%over 14 years7 June 2006
£540,000
+100.0%over 7 years9 October 1998
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR2 0LL: £410,000 (2025–2024).
40 Arkwright Road South Croydon
Sold Jul 2025
34b Arkwright Road South Croydon
Sold Sept 2024
Ark Apartments Flat 1 54 Arkwright Road South Croydon
Sold Feb 2024
Ark Apartments Flat 6 54 Arkwright Road South Croydon
Sold Feb 2024
Ark Apartments Flat 7 54 Arkwright Road South Croydon
Sold Feb 2024
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
CR2 0NN
Arkwright Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Ridgeway Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB
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