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Ormsby, Briar Road, Croydon, London, SW16 4LT

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
99 m²
1061 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Social Rental
Overview

About Ormsby

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Ormsby is a semi-detached house in Croydon, London, London (SW16 4LT). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1061 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

11 years since the last transfer (November 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £636,000 is 35.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 66.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Ormsby's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jan 2019

Current Certificate
Jan 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 5 January 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Ormsby, Briar Road, Croydon, London, SW16 4LT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Ormsby has no planning applications on record.

14

But the area is active

14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Ormsby has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£636,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£470,000

Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 November 2015Most recent

    £470,000

    +75.4%over 11 years

  2. 29 April 2004

    £268,000

    +99.3%over 4 years

  3. 10 June 1999

    £134,500

    +39.4%over 2 years

  4. 1 May 1997

    £96,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SW16 4LT: £485,000 (2024–2017).

On the street

Versus other Briar Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Ormsby lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,770

Street avg £4,220

Above

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 108 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Ormsby

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£624k

1 Middle Road, Merton

SW16 4HW

4 bed2 bath
£600k

1 Benett Gardens, Croydon

SW16 4QE

3 bed
£587k

1 Beech Road, Croydon

SW16 4NW

£697k

1 Melrose Avenue, Croydon

SW16 4RX

1 bed1 bath
£579k

1 Brockenhurst Way, Merton

SW16 4UB

3 bed1 bath
£577k

1 Middle Way, Merton

SW16 4HN

5 bed
£575k

1 Lymington Close, Merton

SW16 4QL

£741k

1 Avenue Road, Merton

SW16 4HJ

9 bed7 bath
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.
Full London report

Crime

524/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Huntingdon Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

William Morris Primary School. 58 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SW16 4LT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SW16 4LT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SW16 4LT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Ormsby, Briar Road, Croydon, London, SW16 4LT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.