12 Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath, CR7 8DA

12 Bensham Grove is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Thornton Heath (CR7 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it B (October 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since August 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 sits 497.4% above the 1997 sale of £77,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 77.2% below the postcode norm.