19 Beech Way, South Croydon, CR2 8QR

19 Beech Way is a two-bedroom detached house in South Croydon (CR2 8QR). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (167 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £567,000 is 28.9% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£538/sq ft) was about 51.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014.