1 Arundel Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 8BG

1 Arundel Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in South Croydon (CR2 8BG). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in January 2010. At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £821,000 sits 78.5% above the 2010 sale of £460,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.