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Get started25 Ambleside Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in South Croydon (CR2 8SE). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 is 40.5% above the 2015 sale price. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 16 EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (September 2015).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2026
25 Ambleside Gardens has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension
25 Ambleside Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£527,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 10 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 10 years.
25 Ambleside Gardens outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,641
Street avg £3,915
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
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Erection of two bedroom attached house at side and provision of associated parking
1 more application for this property
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4 September 2015Most recent
£375,000
+53.7%over 10 years9 August 2005
£244,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR2 8SE: £410,000 (2025–2022).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
CR2 8SR
Ashen Vale — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School. 17 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB
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