Estimated value today£208klast sold £52,000, 1998 · likely £184k–£232k
Energy ratingE2017 certificate, could be C
Energy bills, a year£1,781about £148 a month at 2026 prices
Price per m²£4,160/m²neighbourhood typical £4,931/m²
See 4, Hereford Court, 18, Canning Road from the street and the air
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What would improve this home
Its 2017 energy certificate recommends 6 measures, which together could take it from E to C. All of them together typically cost £7k–£18.6k.
Cavity wall insulationtypically £500–£1.5k
Solid wall insulation (internal or external)typically £4k–£14k
Floor insulationtypically £1.2k–£1.2k
Hot water cylinder insulationtypically £20–£30
Low energy lightingtypically £40–£40
High heat retention storage heaterstypically £1.2k–£1.8k
In the order the certificate lists them (usually cheapest and most effective first). Costs are the median of the ranges quoted on certificates across England and Wales, not quotes for this home. Grants may help: check the government's home energy grants service.
What's it worth with your changes?
Sale records can't see extensions, conversions or condition. Tell us what's changed since 1998 and we'll adjust the estimate, with a range that shows how sure we can be.
Low£193k
Likely£208k
High£223k
Starting value (our estimate)£208k
Range includes ±7% for the estimate itself. Effects are typical ranges, not this home's: a surveyor or local agent who sees it will do better. Work done before 1998 is already in the price. Evidence: of 573,662 homes we saw extended on their energy certificates (median +30 m²), the 123,110 that sold before and after grew a median 10.9% more than their neighbourhood: about a third of the extra space at the home's average price per m².
The home
Type
Flat (semi-detached)
Tenure
Leasehold
Floor area
50 m² (538 sq ft), 2 habitable rooms
Built
1950-1966
Main heating fuel
electricity
Sales since 1995
£43k (1995) → £52k (1998)
The estimate moves the last sale in line with the neighbourhood's like-for-like price index. It can't see extensions, condition or the market for this particular home: it is not a valuation.
A £1,733B £2,022C £2,311D £2,600E £3,178F £3,755G £4,333H £5,200
From the 2017 energy certificate, rescaled to 2026 gas and electricity prices (approximate national averages). Appliances, cooking and standing charges are not included; actual bills depend on how you live.
Getting about
Nearest station
East Croydon, 0.7 km (busiest route: London Victoria)
Central London
15 km as the crow flies
Large employment centre
17 min by public transport · 9 by car
Town centre
15 min by public transport or walking
Commuting by train/Tube
19% of local workers · 41% mostly work from home
Airport
London City, 17 km
Everyday life
Weekly shop
food store about 6 min without a car
GP surgery
about 5 min
A&E
Croydon University Hospital, 2.1 km (CQC: Requires improvement)
Top-rated primaries
Park Hill Infant School (1.1 km), Park Hill Junior School (1.1 km)
Top-rated secondaries
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (1.4 km), Wilson's School (3.7 km), Harris Academy Merton (4.3 km)
Eating out
11 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood
School distances are straight lines; admissions depend on each school's catchment and criteria.
£1,265 a month for a 1-bedroom home in Croydon (2026-08)
Gross yield
7.3% on the estimated value
Letting rules
rated E: lettable today, but likely to need upgrading for the planned C minimum
Council-wide average rents (ONS Price Index of Private Rents); bedrooms estimated from the certificate's habitable rooms. Before costs, voids, tax and mortgage interest.
Planning and development
Conservation area
East India Estate
Article 4 direction
none recorded
Brownfield sites in the neighbourhood
17 sites, about 2,594 homes planned
This home extended?
no extension seen on its energy certificates
Extensions on the street
7 other homes on Canning Road (within 250 m) extended, most recently 2021
Company landlords
10.5% of homes in the neighbourhood are owned by companies (HM Land Registry, Oct 2026)
New homes completed 2021–2025
484 in the neighbourhood
Questions to raise
Generated from the facts above, as prompts for your solicitor, surveyor or the agent. Not legal advice.
LeaseholdAsk for the years left on the lease (under about 85 is a warning sign for lenders), the ground rent and how it rises, service charges for the last three years, any planned major works, and who the freeholder and managing agent are.
Flat in a blockAsk about the building's fire safety and cladding (an EWS1 form if the block is 11 m or taller), the reserve fund, and any restrictions on subletting, pets or alterations.
Conservation area: East India EstateChanges to the outside (windows, doors, roofs, extensions, satellite dishes) and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.
Energy rating EExpect higher bills and, if you plan to let it, work may be needed: rented homes must reach at least E today and the government plans C. The certificate says it could reach C.
Development planned nearbyThe council's brownfield register lists 11 sites of 50+ homes in this neighbourhood (largest: Cherry Orchard Gardens and site between railway line and Cherry Orchard Road, Cherry Orchard Road, 492 homes). Look up planning applications for anything near you.
Estimate is far from the last saleA lot has changed since it last sold, or the home has been extended or renovated. Rely on comparable recent sales and the survey.
For every purchaseCommission a survey suited to the home's age and condition, check the title plan matches what you see on the ground (boundaries, access, parking), and ask about disputes with neighbours, rights of way and shared drives.