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About 28 Bench Field
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
28 Bench Field is a four-bedroom detached house in South Croydon (CR2 7HX). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£521/sq ft) was about 45.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £695,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 28 Bench Field, South Croydon, CR2 7HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a porch application was refused at 28 Bench Field in 2023.
- Jul 2023PorchFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of single storey front extension and front porch. Alterations to fenestrations.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£702,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£695,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bench Field homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for 28 Bench Field lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,605
Street avg £4,674
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the South Croydon district page.
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
Old Palace John Whitgift Sch — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CR2 7HX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 68 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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