3 Melrose Avenue, Croydon, London, SW16 4RX
About 3 Melrose Avenue
3 Melrose Avenue is a semi-detached house in Croydon, London, London (SW16 4RX). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
3 Melrose Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 January 2027
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Planning history
3 Melrose Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
3 Melrose Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£583,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SW16 4RX: £352,351 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in SW16 4RX
13b, Melrose Avenue, Croydon, London, SW16 4RX
Sold Dec 2022
£352,35121 Melrose Avenue, Croydon, London, SW16 4RX
Sold Jan 2016
£444,9501 Melrose Avenue, Croydon, London, SW16 4RX
Sold Dec 2014
£480,0005 Melrose Avenue, Croydon, London, SW16 4RX
Sold Sept 2012
£335,0009 Melrose Avenue, Croydon, London, SW16 4RX
Sold Sept 2002
£250,000
Versus other Melrose Avenue homes
On epc rating, 3 Melrose Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Ederline Avenue Norbury — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School. 60 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB