CR5 2BJ, South Drive, Coulsdon: house prices, sold prices and local information
The most common home is a flat of about 67 m² with 3 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC C. 54 sales recorded since 1995 across 22 addresses in this postcode, in London Borough of Croydon.
CR5 2BJ has 22 homes valued at a median of £405,500, ranking 193rd of 218 postcodes in CR5.
- What we found
- 22 addresses on South Drive.
- This postcode is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Coulsdon Town ward.
- 59% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Around 23% of nearby households have two or more cars or vans (Census 2021).
- Coulsdon Town station is about 260 m away; fastest weekday train to London Blackfriars 43 min.
CR5 2BJ: a Coulsdon postcode on South Drive
CR5 2BJ is a postcode on South Drive in Coulsdon. It is in London Borough of Croydon, in Coulsdon Town ward, and its MP is Chris Philp (Conservative), who represents Croydon South. The CR5 district straddles several council boundaries, so the ward matters for council tax, school admissions and which council deals with planning and bins.
22 addresses on record. The most common home is a flat of about 67 m² with 3 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC C. 59% of rated homes are EPC band C or better, ahead of the 40% across the wider sample.
The postcode sits about 90 m above sea level. 23% of households in the surrounding Census area run two or more cars or vans. The nearest station, Coulsdon Town, is 260 m away, and the quickest weekday journey into London in TfL's planner is 43 minutes to Blackfriars.
Map of CR5 2BJ, South Drive: every home
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale.
House prices in CR5 2BJ: every recorded sale since 1995
Homes in CR5 2BJ, South Drive: size, energy rating and type
- Median home size
- 67 m²
- Median £/m² (houses, since 2019)
- £6,160
- Median yearly gain on resale
- 7.8%
- Ward
- Coulsdon Town
- Constituency
- Croydon South
EPC energy ratings in CR5 2BJ
Type
Latest house sales in CR5 2BJ, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15a South Drive | Flat / maisonette | 31 Mar 2026 | £280,000 | 69 m² | – |
| Flat 2, 1 South Drive | Flat / maisonette | 17 May 2024 | £317,000 | 53 m² | – |
| Flat 3, 1 South Drive | Flat / maisonette | 12 Jan 2024 | £495,000 | 89 m² | – |
| Flat 1, 1 South Drive | Flat / maisonette | 20 Dec 2023 | £495,000 | 90 m² | – |
| Flat 6, 1 South Drive | Flat / maisonette | 27 Nov 2023 | £390,000 | 65 m² | – |
| Flat 4, 1 South Drive | Flat / maisonette | 24 Nov 2023 | £494,500 | 92 m² | – |
| 45 South Drive | Flat / maisonette | 25 Oct 2023 | £224,000 | 57 m² | – |
| 51 South Drive | Semi-detached house | 6 Jun 2022 | £405,000 | 48 m² | £8,438 |
A dash in £/m² marks flats, missing floor areas and implausible values (below £2,035 or above £11,191 per m²), which usually mean part-share sales or EPC errors.
The Croydon market: average price £393,714, down 2.2% in a year
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for Croydon, 2026-06. A mix-adjusted average, so it can differ from the median sale price of one road.
| Type | Authority average |
|---|---|
| Detached | £844,553 |
| Semi-detached | £540,526 |
| Terraced | £399,833 |
| Flat or maisonette | £256,496 |
Who lives in and around CR5 2BJ: 50% of homes are owner-occupied and 49% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 041C: 2,592 residents in 1,119 households around CR5 2BJ. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1522%
- 15 to 248%
- 25 to 4439%
- 45 to 6419%
- 65 and over11%
Household type
- One person34%
- Couple, no children18%
- Family with children34%
- Other13%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright17%
- Mortgage or shared43%
- Private rented26%
- Social rented14%
Cars and vans per household
- No car29%
- 1 car49%
- 2 cars18%
- 3 or more4%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,350 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good87%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above45%
- A level or equivalent15%
- GCSE level20%
- None14%
Schools near CR5 2BJ, South Drive: 9 within 1.8 km, 5 primary, with their latest Ofsted grades
Distances from the Department for Education register, with the latest Ofsted outcome for each school.
| School | Phase | Latest Ofsted | Distance | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 630 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 790 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 810 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 1.1 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.2 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Cumnor House School Other independent school · ages 4-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.6 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St David's School Other independent school · ages 3-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.8 km 29 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
Ofsted replaced its single-word judgements with report cards for inspections from November 2025, so each school shows its most recent grade on the older scale until it is re-inspected. Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas; check the council for admissions rules.
Commuting from CR5 2BJ: 43 minutes to Blackfriars by train
Fastest door-to-door journey arriving by 08:30 on a weekday, from the TfL journey planner, including the walk to the station.
CR5 2BJ to central London
| Blackfriars | 43 min | walk 16 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 46 min | walk 16 min → train 30 min |
Stations near CR5 2BJ
| Coulsdon Town | 260 m | about 4 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 960 m | about 16 min walk |
| Reedham | 1180 m | about 19 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near CR5 2BJ
13 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166 404 405 434 463 60 633 N68. Nearest stop: Willow Court, 110 m away.
Energy use around CR5 2BJ: homes nearby use 5% less gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 18% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 041C (1,087 gas meters, 1,426 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 41% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 8,785 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 48% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,293 kWh.
Older and larger homes, gas heating and electric cars all push use up; falling use since 2019 reflects higher prices, milder weather and efficiency work. Figures describe the area, not any single home.
Air quality and noise near CR5 2BJ: NO₂ 10.8 µg/m³, inside the UK legal limit and above the WHO guideline
Modelled annual averages for the 1 km square around this location, from Defra's 2023 background maps. Readings beside busy roads are higher.
| Pollutant | This square | WHO guideline | UK legal limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) | 10.8 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 90 m
- Air quality management area
- Yes
Defra noise maps cover major roads and railways only (above 55 dB), so "no contour" does not mean silent. Height from the Copernicus 90 m elevation model via Open-Meteo.
Shops, doctors and services near CR5 2BJ: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 6 EV charging sites within 6 km
Nearest of each kind, from OpenStreetMap, measured in a straight line from the postcode.
| Service | Nearest | Distance | Within 2 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP surgery | The Coulsdon Medical Practice | 110 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 290 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Coulsdon Dental Clinic | 110 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Waitrose | 250 m | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 490 m | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 580 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Coulsdon Memorial Ground | 1.0 km | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.4 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near CR5 2BJ
627 public charging devices in Croydon (140 rapid, 50 kW or more), or 153 per 100,000 people. That ranks 129 of 318 local authorities in Great Britain (median 137), as at 1 July 2026.
6 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 370 m |
| Parkable | 10 bays | 660 m |
| Public charge point | 1.2 km | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.1 km |
| Public charge point | 2.3 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 2.3 km |
Authority counts: Department for Transport, public charging device statistics. Site locations are community-mapped in OpenStreetMap, so newer sites can be missing.
Who represents CR5 2BJ: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around CR5 2BJ
Crime and policing near CR5 2BJ
1,638 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of CR5 2BJ
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 851, earlier 6 months: 787.
Police-recorded incidents mapped to the nearest street within roughly a mile, so a road near the town centre shows more shoplifting and anti-social behaviour than a quiet cul-de-sac nearby. Counts show what was reported, not how safe any home is.
Food and drink near CR5 2BJ
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 37 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: The Eadmund (102 m, rated 4); Pizza Hut (146 m, rated 5); Homefield Residential Care Services (166 m, rated 5); Chai Cafe (190 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around CR5 2BJ
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Coulsdon Town
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Photos of CR5 2BJ and the streets around it
Openly licensed photos taken close to this location on Wikimedia Commons. They show the surroundings, not necessarily this exact address.
How South Drive compares with the other 104 ranked CR5 roads
South Drive ranks 86th of 104 CR5 roads for median sale price, at £390,000 against a district-wide road median of £543,750, and 6th of 96 for house price per square metre. 59% of its rated homes reach EPC band C or better, compared with 25% on the typical road. Homes here are held for 4.9 years on average, against 7.3 years across CR5.
| Measure | South Drive | CR5 road median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price since 2019 | £390,000 | £543,750 | 86th of 104 |
| House price per m² | £6,160 | £5,147 | 6th of 96 |
| Homes rated EPC C or better | 59% | 25% | 32nd of 104 |
| Years a home is typically held | 4.9 | 7.3 | 86th of 101 |
| Yearly gain between sales | 7.9% | 5.3% | 6th of 101 |
| Flats as a share of homes | 68% | 0% | 10th of 104 |
Roads with at least eight addresses in our records. Full league table on the street rankings page.
Council tax in CR5 2BJ: Band D is £2,600 a year in Croydon, up 4.8% on last year
Charge for 2026 to 2027, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
The average Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, £208 above the England average of £2,392. That ranks Croydon 36th highest of 296 billing authorities, and the charge rose from £2,480 last year. Next door in Reigate and Banstead, Band D is £2,567, £33 less than in Croydon, so which side of a council boundary a home sits on changes the bill by about £33 a year at Band D.
Your own bill depends on your property's band. In England bands are set from the home's estimated value on 1 April 1991, so a Band C home pays eight ninths of the Band D charge and a Band F home thirteen ninths. The figures below are the charge for each band in Croydon, before any discount or reduction, and they include the county or borough, police, fire and any parish or GLA precepts averaged across the authority.
| Band | Per year | Per month (12 payments) |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,733 | £144 |
| Band B | £2,022 | £169 |
| Band C | £2,311 | £193 |
| Band D | £2,600 | £217 |
| Band E | £3,178 | £265 |
| Band F | £3,755 | £313 |
| Band G | £4,333 | £361 |
| Band H | £5,200 | £433 |
You can check or challenge a home's band on the GOV.UK "Find your Council Tax band" service.
CR5 2BJ, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What council is CR5 2BJ in?
CR5 2BJ is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
What is the average house price in CR5 2BJ?
CR5 2BJ has 54 recorded sales, too few for a reliable median.
How much is council tax in CR5 2BJ?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
What schools are near CR5 2BJ?
The nearest primary and secondary schools include Woodcote Primary School (630 m), Woodcote High School (790 m) and Smitham Primary School (810 m).
How much do homes cost in CR5 2BJ?
CR5 2BJ has 54 recorded sales across 22 addresses, too few for a reliable median.
Which council is CR5 2BJ in?
CR5 2BJ falls under London Borough of Croydon, in the Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
What is the typical home?
The most common home is a flat of about 67 m² with 3 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC C.
Which streets are in CR5 2BJ?
South Drive.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address in CR5 2BJ, South Drive, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 South Drive | Detached | 89 m² | E | £435,000 · 2015 | £4,888 |
| Flat 1, 1 South Drive | Flat | 90 m² | B | £495,000 · 2023 | – |
| Flat 2, 1 South Drive | Flat | 53 m² | C | £317,000 · 2024 | – |
| Flat 3, 1 South Drive | Flat | 89 m² | C | £495,000 · 2024 | – |
| Flat 4, 1 South Drive | Flat | 92 m² | B | £494,500 · 2023 | – |
| Flat 6, 1 South Drive | Flat | 65 m² | C | £390,000 · 2023 | – |
| 11 South Drive | Semi-detached | 110 m² | E | £275,000 · 2006 | £2,500 |
| 15a South Drive | Flat | 69 m² | D | £280,000 · 2026 | – |
| 15 South Drive | Flat | 59 m² | C | £297,500 · 2018 | – |
| 17a South Drive | Flat | 69.11 m² | D | £165,000 · 2009 | – |
| 17 South Drive | Flat | 63 m² | C | £160,000 · 2004 | – |
| 19a South Drive | Flat | 72 m² | C | £271,500 · 2015 | – |