3 Belle Vue Park, Thornton Heath, CR7 8JB

3 Belle Vue Park is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Thornton Heath (CR7 8JB). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 45 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–496 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since November 2004 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 is 44.4% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 191.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.