5 Beech Way, South Croydon, CR2 8QR

5 Beech Way is a five-bedroom detached house in South Croydon (CR2 8QR). It has a recorded floor area of 445 m² (around 4790 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 445 m² the property is well over the postcode median (163 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,118,000 sits 176% above the 2009 sale of £405,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 77.4% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.