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3 sales on record
About 28 Elgar Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
28 Elgar Avenue is a semi-detached house in Croydon, London, London (SW16 4JA). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £557,000 is 26.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 66% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 28 Elgar Avenue, Croydon, London, SW16 4JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Mar 2018ExtensionOutlinePrior Approval No Jurisdiction (GPDO)
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension projecting out 6 metres with a maximum height of 3 metres
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 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£557,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2017)
£440,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Elgar Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
28 Elgar Avenue is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,231
Street avg £3,174
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Caernarvon Close — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SW16 4JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 85 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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