1Leasehold: Lease documents needed
The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.
Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
42A Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath, CR7 8DA
Last sale£250,000Jan 2025 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Croydon flat prices£238,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingVery low
EnergyEPC DMay 2020
MapN ↑119 m ↔
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2Uninsulated solid walls: EPC D
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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If it moved with Croydon flat prices
£238,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | £250,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | Category B: additional transaction |
| Aug 2020 | £233,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A |
| Mar 2004 | £117,500 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A |
| Mar 2000 | £59,950 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £196,250 · 8 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 3, 11 Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath, CR7 8DD | Jul 2026 | £227,500 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 12 Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath, CR7 8DA | Mar 2026 | £415,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 41 Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath, CR7 8DD | Feb 2026 | £404,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 57 Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath, CR7 8DD | Jan 2026 | £228,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 39 Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath, CR7 8DD | Jan 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| Flat B, 13 Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath, CR7 8DD | Nov 2025 | £125,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 94 Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath, CR7 8DB | Oct 2025 | £375,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| Flat 1, Grove Lodge, 2C Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath, CR7 8EA | Mar 2025 | £305,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
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The land
＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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Uninsulated solid walls: EPC D
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
- Floor area
- 44 m²
- Potential EPC band
- C
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- (another dwelling above)
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Fully double glazed
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Boiler and radiators, mains gas
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 97.8%
Full fibre in the local authority: 70.4%
Schools nearby
- Beulah Junior SchoolPrimary · 188 m · Requires improvement
- Beulah Infants' SchoolPrimary · 241 m · School remains Good
- St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · 352 m · Outstanding
- St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary AcademyPrimary · 434 m · Requires improvement
- David Livingstone AcademyPrimary · 465 m · Standards maintained
- Kensington Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary · 980 m · Requires improvement
- Harris Academy Beulah HillSecondary · 988 m
- Thornton Heath Nursery SchoolNursery · 1062 m · Good
- Downsview Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · 1074 m · School remains Good
- Norbury High School for GirlsSecondary · 1168 m · School remains Good
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' SchoolPrimary · 1201 m · Good
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' SchoolPrimary · 1201 m · Good
- Winterbourne Boys' AcademyPrimary · 1201 m · School remains Good
- Bensham Manor School1206 m · Outstanding
- Whitehorse Manor Infant SchoolPrimary · 1216 m · Good
- Whitehorse Manor Junior SchoolPrimary · 1216 m · School remains Good
- All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · 1228 m · Not judged
- Cypress Primary SchoolPrimary · 1263 m · Standards maintained
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 3 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 175
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Next steps
Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.
Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.
Compare survey levels →Questions for the agent
Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer
Ask the surveyor
Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?
- Uninsulated solid walls: Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
Ask the conveyancer
Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?
- Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
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