1 Freethorpe Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Croydon, London, London (SE19 3LX). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 43 m² this is the 5th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 1.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£648/sq ft) was about 100.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £300,000.
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1 Freethorpe Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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1 Freethorpe Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
1 Freethorpe Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 7 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 7 years.
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On epc rating, 1 Freethorpe Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,977
Street avg £4,683
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Upper Beulah Hill — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
5 January 2023Most recent
£300,000
+13.2%over 7 years4 December 2015
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE19 3LX: £335,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
SE19 3UU
Closest school
0.1 km
All Saints CofE Primary School. 57 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB