55a, Central Hill, Croydon, London, SE19 1BS
3 sales on record
About 55a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
55a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Croydon, London, London (SE19 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. At 128 m² this is the 19th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–151 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£472/sq ft) was about 83.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £650,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingallocated
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 55a, Central Hill, Croydon, London, SE19 1BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 55a is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Feb 2020Tree WorksTreesNo Objection
Fell a Swamp Cypress (T3 on the attached plan).
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 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£711,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2021)
£650,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 55a, Central Hill, Croydon, London, SE19 1BS
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Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Central Hill homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 55a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,078
Street avg £4,274
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Rockmount Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SE19 1BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 88 points of interest in total.
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