21 Briar Avenue, Croydon, London, SW16 3AB
About 21 Briar Avenue
21 Briar Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Croydon, London, London (SW16 3AB). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1361 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On the market in November 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £778,000 is 35.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 75.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
21 Briar Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 June 2019
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Planning history
21 Briar Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 21 Briar Avenue, Croydon, London, SW16 3AB
- Aug 2007ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/02863/LP
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2010Decision
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Sales history & valuation
21 Briar Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£778,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 17 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
28 November 2014Most recent
£575,000
+45.2%over 4 years3 June 2010
£396,000
+5.6%over 2 years1 July 2007
£375,000
+204.9%over 9 years23 April 1998
£123,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SW16 3AB: £535,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in SW16 3AB
23 Briar Avenue, Croydon, London, SW16 3AB
Sold Jun 2023
£675,00019 Briar Avenue, Croydon, London, SW16 3AB
Sold Jan 2023
£350,00067 Briar Avenue, Croydon, London, SW16 3AB
Sold Oct 2022
£770,00053 Briar Avenue, Croydon, London, SW16 3AB
Sold Dec 2020
£380,00055 Briar Avenue, Croydon, London, SW16 3AB
Sold Sept 2018
£535,000
Versus other Briar Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 21 Briar Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,546
Street avg £3,765
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
524/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Hermitage Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Norbury High School for Girls. 58 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB






