2 Beech Copse, South Croydon, CR2 7ES

2 Beech Copse is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in South Croydon (CR2 7ES). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 62 m² this is the 17th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 31 units on file.

Held since February 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 is 30% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 28.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.