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3 sales on record
About Palace Court
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Palace Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Thornton Heath (CR7 8LD). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 36 m² this is the 7th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in Palace Court, where floor areas span 30–61 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£524/sq ft) was about 112.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 30 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £203,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£209,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2022)
£203,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Retreat homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Palace Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,639
Street avg £3,836
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 43 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
High Street / Whitehorse Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CR7 8LD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 93 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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