4 Bench Field, South Croydon, CR2 7HX

4 Bench Field is a four-bedroom detached house in South Croydon (CR2 7HX). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in July 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £686,000 sits 116.1% above the 2009 sale of £317,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 52.6% below the postcode norm. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2013. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.