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Get startedTorwood is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Whyteleafe (CR3 0HD). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). At 96 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in Torwood, where floor areas span 84–248 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 17 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in April 2004. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 sits 62.7% above the 2004 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 35.3% below the postcode norm. At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (174 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Torwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history at Torwood is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
TPO 125 (T) - T1* Oak: Pollard 4 branches overhanging driveway at 39 Torwood Lane to residual branch length of 1.5m
£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 6 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 6 years.
EPC Rating for Torwood lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Radio Agency — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Reduce crown volume of 1 x oak by 25%.
15 April 2004Most recent
£220,000
+51.7%over 5 years3 August 1998
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR3 0HD: £930,000 (2023–2020).
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CR3 0ED
Closest school
0.7 km
Whyteleafe Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB
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