28b, Fairdene Road, Coulsdon, CR5 1RA

28b is a semi-detached house in Coulsdon (CR5 1RA). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012-2021. The latest certificate (February 2026) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 61 m² this is the 5th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–199 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the top.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 23.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£586/sq ft) was about 112.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 61 m² it's 25.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £385,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.