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Buying on Harrington Road

Before you offer on a home on Harrington Road: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the street.

1 thing to raise before an offer (checked at SE25 4LU), and a street where the typical sale was £410k. In South Norwood Central.

1 to check3 clear£410k typical on Harrington Road

Postcodes on Harrington Road

Checks tied to a spot (flood, radon, ground, noise, distances) are measured at SE25 4LU, where most of the street's homes are. A long street can differ from end to end: open a postcode for its own buying page.

SE25 4LU · 25 homes SE25 4NE · 22 homes SE25 4NW · 22 homes SE25 4NB · 21 homes SE25 4NP · 19 homes SE25 4NN · 9 homes SE25 4LX · 8 homes SE25 4NF · 8 homes SE25 4LY · 7 homes

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 56 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A213, 780 m awayAbout 18,563 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
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Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£410ktypical sale on Harrington Road, last 10 years

£5,235typical price per m² in South Norwood Central

£2,620–£7,080per m² for homes on Harrington Road sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,235 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £471k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in South Norwood Central

South Norwood Central

+50% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	2	£528k	£450k – £528k
Semi-detached	6	£563k	£415k – £600k
Terraced	47	£490k	£150k – £710k
Flat	79	£265k	£84k – £500k

Standard sales in South Norwood Central. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

13sales on Harrington Road in the last two years

134sales in South Norwood Central in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes on Harrington Road

Home	Last sold	Floor area
2, Harrington RoadSemi-detached	£65,000, Jan 1995	104 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Harrington RoadSemi-detached	£240,000, May 2013	103 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Harrington RoadSemi-detached	£236,311, Oct 2014	111 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Harrington RoadSemi-detached	£270,000, Jan 2010	115 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Harrington RoadTerraced	£325,000, May 2015	124 m²	Buyer's report →
12a, Harrington RoadFlat	£340,000, Mar 2015	107 m²	Buyer's report →
14a, Harrington RoadFlat	£69,950, Aug 1999	–	Buyer's report →
16, Harrington RoadFlat	£402,500, Jul 2026	73 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Harrington RoadDetached	£285,000, May 2013	108 m²	Buyer's report →
22, Harrington Road

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Looking along the street…

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£223k	£184k	£1,300 a month	7.0%
2 beds	£351k	£301k	£1,600 a month	5.5%
3 beds	£478k	£430k	£1,860 a month	4.7%
4+ beds	£516k	£480k	£2,410 a month	5.6%
All homes	£406k	£289k	£1,520 a month	4.5%

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£223k	£184k	£1,300 a month	7.0%
2 beds	£351k	£301k	£1,600 a month	5.5%
3 beds	£478k	£430k	£1,860 a month	4.7%
4+ beds	£516k	£480k	£2,410 a month	5.6%
All homes	£406k	£289k	£1,520 a month	4.5%

Buying on Harrington Road

Postcodes on Harrington Road

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

Prices in South Norwood Central

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes on Harrington Road

Go deeper

Buying on Harrington Road

Postcodes on Harrington Road

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

What homes cost and rent in South Norwood Central, by size

Prices in South Norwood Central

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes on Harrington Road

Go deeper

What homes cost and rent in South Norwood Central, by size