The Garden House, Bishops Park Road, Croydon, London, SW16 5TT

The Garden House is a five-bedroom detached house in Croydon, London, London (SW16 5TT). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a balcony and a conservatory.

Held since August 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 201 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,108,000 sits 343.2% above the 1999 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 54.5% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.