169, Bensham Lane
169, Bensham Lane
Description & Estimates
169, Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 979 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 148 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 169, Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath is £392,559 and its rental estimate is £2,186 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath, CR7 falls within the CR7 postal district, in the borough of Croydon.
Our Data Sources
169, Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in October 2017 and a single entry in the EPC database dated July 2017.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 169, Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath, we estimate a market value of £412,187 and a rental value of £2,295 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £365,080 and £2,033 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 169, Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath has seen its estimated sale value decline by £2,538 (0.6%) and its estimated rental value climb by £75 per month (3.4%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 169, Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath as measuring 148 m2.
That makes it the 8th largest plot in the postcode, where 36 of the 37 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
169, Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 18 Jul 2017.
The property is connected to mains gas and has partial double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 169, Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath completed on 26th October 2017 at £315,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 24.0% over the period since October 2017.
- Sold Oct 2017£315,000
- Sold Jun 1999£89,000
- Sold Jan 1997£63,500
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 169, Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath have sold within a radius of 400 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 31st January 2025, was 59, Frant Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7JZ, a freehold house which sold for £370,000.
Read more about house prices in CR7.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 354 addresses on Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath, CR7, 169, Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath comes out as the 57th largest and the 53rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £11k more expensive than the average property across the CR7 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mEcclesbourne Primary School
- 500mElmwood Junior School
- 500mElmwood Infant School
- 1.2kmHarris Invictus Academy Croydon
- 1.3kmSt Mary's Catholic High School
- 1.7kmThe Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From 169, Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath, the nearest station is Thornton Heath, 1.0 kilometres away.
- 1.0kmThornton Heath
- 1.3kmSelhurst
- 1.4kmWest Croydon
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
