8 Forsyte Crescent is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Croydon, London, London (SE19 2QN). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 8.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Dec 2025
A recent planning application at 8 Forsyte Crescent was refused — worth checking the council file.
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8 Forsyte Crescent has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£887,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 15 years.
£810,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 15 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On habitable rooms, 8 Forsyte Crescent runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
All Saints Church (SE19) — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension extending to 4.50m from the rear wall of the property with an eaves height of 2.90 metres and a maximum height of 3.47 metres
Erection of hip to gable loft conversion and erection of rear dormer with installation of 3x roof lights to front roof slope and one side window (obscured).
25 July 2017Most recent
£810,000
+105.1%over 9 years26 September 2007
£395,000
+58.0%over 4 years18 October 2002
£249,950
Median price across the last 2 sales in SE19 2QN: £361,500 (2014–1996).

Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
SE19 2XB
Closest school
0.2 km
All Saints CofE Primary School. 58 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB