CR5 2SN, Alder Croft, Coulsdon: house prices, sold prices and local information
The most common home is a terraced house of about 67.5 m² with 3 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC D. 33 sales recorded since 1995 across 16 addresses in this postcode, in London Borough of Croydon.
CR5 2SN has 16 homes valued at a median of £403,000, ranking 195th of 218 postcodes in CR5.
- What we found
- 16 addresses on Alder Croft; houses sold since 2019 for a median £363,750.
- This postcode is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Old Coulsdon ward.
- 19% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Around 42% of nearby households have two or more cars or vans (Census 2021).
- Coulsdon South station is about 670 m away; fastest weekday train to London Blackfriars 44 min.
CR5 2SN: a Coulsdon postcode on Alder Croft
CR5 2SN is a postcode on Alder Croft in Coulsdon. It is in London Borough of Croydon, in Old Coulsdon 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.
16 addresses on record. The most common home is a terraced house of about 67.5 m² with 3 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC D. Houses here have sold for a median of £363,750 since 2019, below the CR5 median of £500,000. 19% of rated homes are EPC band C or better, behind the 40% across the wider sample.
The postcode sits about 126 m above sea level. 42% of households in the surrounding Census area run two or more cars or vans. The nearest station, Coulsdon South, is 670 m away, and the quickest weekday journey into London in TfL's planner is 44 minutes to Blackfriars.
Map of CR5 2SN, Alder Croft: every home
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale.
House prices in CR5 2SN: every recorded sale since 1995
What homes in CR5 2SN sell for
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 15 | 7 | £367,500 | 67 m² | £5,209 |
| Semi-detached | 1 | 1 | £360,000 | 70 m² | £5,143 |
£/m² is shown for houses only; flat sales are priced on a different basis and EPC floor areas for flats are less reliable. Values below £2,035 or above £11,191 per m² are treated as errors and excluded.
What a house costs in CR5 2SN
Middle half of 8 house sales since 2019: £349,750 to £398,750; median £363,750.
Homes in CR5 2SN, Alder Croft: size, energy rating and type
- Median home size
- 67.5 m²
- Median £/m² (houses, since 2019)
- £5,176
- Median yearly gain on resale
- 5.7%
- Ward
- Old Coulsdon
- Constituency
- Croydon South
EPC energy ratings in CR5 2SN
Type
Latest house sales in CR5 2SN, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Alder Croft | Terraced house | 29 May 2026 | £350,000 | 61 m² | £5,738 |
| 10 Alder Croft | Terraced house | 10 Oct 2025 | £360,000 | 70 m² | £5,143 |
| 13 Alder Croft | Terraced house | 5 Jul 2024 | £367,500 | 67 m² | £5,485 |
| 27 Alder Croft | Terraced house | 26 Aug 2022 | £440,000 | 113 m² | £3,894 |
| 29 Alder Croft | Semi-detached house | 30 Jun 2022 | £520,000 | 135 m² | £3,852 |
| 8 Alder Croft | Terraced house | 14 May 2021 | £337,000 | 68 m² | £4,956 |
| 19 Alder Croft | Terraced house | 18 Dec 2020 | £385,000 | 67 m² | £5,746 |
| 7 Alder Croft | Terraced house | 4 Oct 2019 | £349,000 | 67 m² | £5,209 |
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 |
This postcode: houses sold for a median of £363,750 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 8% less than the authority average.
Who lives in and around CR5 2SN: 80% of homes are owner-occupied and 46% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 041B: 1,755 residents in 652 households around CR5 2SN. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1519%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4424%
- 45 to 6426%
- 65 and over20%
Household type
- One person22%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children34%
- Other30%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright41%
- Mortgage or shared42%
- Private rented10%
- Social rented7%
Cars and vans per household
- No car12%
- 1 car46%
- 2 cars30%
- 3 or more12%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (814 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good85%
- Fair12%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above42%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level23%
- None13%
Schools near CR5 2SN, Alder Croft: 11 within 1.8 km, 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 410 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.0 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.0 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 1.7 km 28 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 2SN: 44 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 2SN to central London
| Blackfriars | 44 min | walk 17 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 47 min | walk 17 min → train 30 min |
Stations near CR5 2SN
| Coulsdon South | 670 m | about 11 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 680 m | about 11 min walk |
| Reedham | 1610 m | about 26 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near CR5 2SN
13 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404 466. Nearest stop: Aldercroft, 41 m away.
Energy use around CR5 2SN: homes nearby use 40% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 20% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 041B (698 gas meters, 687 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 91% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 13,921 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 84% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,056 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 2SN: 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) | 7.2 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 126 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 2SN: 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 | 860 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 810 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Coulsdon Dental Practice | 780 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 770 m | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 770 m | 5 |
| Post office | Old Lodge Lane Post Office | 890 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Bleakfield Shaw | 300 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.8 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near CR5 2SN
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 | 740 m |
| Parkable | 10 bays | 880 m |
| Public charge point | 1.7 km | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.0 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.2 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 2.7 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 2SN: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around CR5 2SN
Crime and policing near CR5 2SN
1,351 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of CR5 2SN
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 691, earlier 6 months: 660.
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 2SN
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 39 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Sodexo @ Oasis Academy Byron & The Mulberry Bush Pre-School (403 m, rated 5); Oasis Academy Byron Breakfast Club (403 m, rated 5); Coffee Plus (439 m, rated 5); Waitrose (Staff Canteen) (440 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around CR5 2SN
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Old Coulsdon
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Photos of CR5 2SN 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 Alder Croft compares with the other 104 ranked CR5 roads
Alder Croft ranks 89th of 104 CR5 roads for median sale price, at £363,750 against a district-wide road median of £543,750, and 42nd of 96 for house price per square metre. 19% of its rated homes reach EPC band C or better, compared with 25% on the typical road. Homes here are held for 4.8 years on average, against 7.3 years across CR5.
| Measure | Alder Croft | CR5 road median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price since 2019 | £363,750 | £543,750 | 89th of 104 |
| House price per m² | £5,176 | £5,147 | 42nd of 96 |
| Homes rated EPC C or better | 19% | 25% | 66th of 104 |
| Years a home is typically held | 4.8 | 7.3 | 90th of 101 |
| Yearly gain between sales | 5.7% | 5.3% | 44th of 101 |
| Flats as a share of homes | 0% | 0% | 88th of 104 |
Roads with at least eight addresses in our records. Full league table on the street rankings page.
Council tax in CR5 2SN: 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 2SN, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What council is CR5 2SN in?
CR5 2SN is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency.
What is the average house price in CR5 2SN?
Houses in CR5 2SN sold for a median of £363,750 since 2019 (8 sales).
How much is council tax in CR5 2SN?
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 2SN?
The nearest primary and secondary schools include Oasis Academy Byron (410 m), New Valley Primary School (1.0 km) and Coulsdon CofE Primary School (1.0 km).
How much do homes cost in CR5 2SN?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £363,750 (8 sales), about £5,176 per square metre.
Which council is CR5 2SN in?
CR5 2SN falls under London Borough of Croydon, in the Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency.
What is the typical home?
The most common home is a terraced house of about 67.5 m² with 3 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC D.
Which streets are in CR5 2SN?
Alder Croft.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address in CR5 2SN, Alder Croft, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Alder Croft | Terraced | 68 m² | D | £285,000 · 2014 | £4,191 |
| 4 Alder Croft | Terraced | 61 m² | F | £350,000 · 2026 | £5,738 |
| 5 Alder Croft | Terraced | 66 m² | D | £84,000 · 1996 | £1,273 |
| 6 Alder Croft | Terraced | 60.36 m² | E | £220,000 · 2009 | £3,645 |
| 7 Alder Croft | Terraced | 67 m² | D | £349,000 · 2019 | £5,209 |
| 8 Alder Croft | Terraced | 68 m² | D | £337,000 · 2021 | £4,956 |
| 10 Alder Croft | Semi-detached | 70 m² | E | £360,000 · 2025 | £5,143 |
| 11 Alder Croft | Terraced | 66.86 m² | C | £233,000 · 2010 | £3,485 |
| 12 Alder Croft | Terraced | 65.86 m² | D | £227,500 · 2012 | £3,454 |
| 13 Alder Croft | Terraced | 67 m² | D | £367,500 · 2024 | £5,485 |
| 15 Alder Croft | Terraced | 68 m² | C | £310,000 · 2015 | £4,559 |
| 17 Alder Croft | Terraced | 71 m² | D | £107,500 · 1999 | £1,514 |