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Get started23 Blacksmiths Hill is a five-bedroom detached house in South Croydon (CR2 9AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£594/sq ft) was about 65.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 172 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £1,100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Price for 23 Blacksmiths Hill has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£1,194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 25 years.
£1,100,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 25 years.
On price per m², 23 Blacksmiths Hill stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,395
Street avg £3,553
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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27 October 2021Most recent
£1,100,000
+16.8%over 4 years11 November 2016
£942,000
+380.6%over 20 years23 August 1996
£196,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR2 9AZ: £697,500 (2024–2011).
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
CR2 9JH
Sanderstead Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Atwood Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
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