55a, High Street, Caterham, CR3 5UF

55a is a semi-detached house in Caterham (CR3 5UF). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). At 61 m² this is the 9th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 14 units on file.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 737.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 85.3% below the 2021 sale of £1,550,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,361/sq ft) was about 779% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Sold May 2021 for £1,550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.