42 Reddown Road, Coulsdon, CR5 1AX

42 Reddown Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Coulsdon (CR5 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (29–192 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 31 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,130/sq ft) was about 778.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £665,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.