CR5 3AN, Woodlands Grove, Coulsdon: house prices, sold prices and local information
The most common home is a terraced house of about 85 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 36 sales recorded since 1995 across 17 addresses in this postcode, in London Borough of Croydon.
CR5 3AN has 17 homes valued at a median of £499,000, ranking 164th of 218 postcodes in CR5.
- What we found
- 17 addresses on Woodlands Grove; houses sold since 2019 for a median £462,000.
- This postcode is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Coulsdon Town ward.
- 12% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Around 43% of nearby households have two or more cars or vans (Census 2021).
- Woodmansterne station is about 390 m away; fastest weekday train to London Victoria 62 min.
CR5 3AN: a Coulsdon postcode on Woodlands Grove
CR5 3AN is a postcode on Woodlands Grove 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.
17 addresses on record. The most common home is a terraced house of about 85 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. Houses here have sold for a median of £462,000 since 2019, below the CR5 median of £500,000. 12% of rated homes are EPC band C or better, behind the 40% across the wider sample.
The postcode sits about 115 m above sea level. 43% of households in the surrounding Census area run two or more cars or vans. The nearest station, Woodmansterne, is 390 m away, and the quickest weekday journey into London in TfL's planner is 62 minutes to Victoria.
Map of CR5 3AN, Woodlands Grove: every home
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale.
House prices in CR5 3AN: every recorded sale since 1995
What homes in CR5 3AN sell for
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 12 | 11 | £455,000 | 80 m² | £5,813 |
| Semi-detached | 5 | 4 | £527,500 | 97.5 m² | £5,710 |
£/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 3AN
Middle half of 15 house sales since 2019: £417,500 to £485,500; median £462,000.
Homes in CR5 3AN, Woodlands Grove: size, energy rating and type
- Median home size
- 85 m²
- Median £/m² (houses, since 2019)
- £5,783
- Median yearly gain on resale
- 6.2%
- Ward
- Coulsdon Town
- Constituency
- Croydon South
EPC energy ratings in CR5 3AN
Type
Latest house sales in CR5 3AN, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Woodlands Grove | Terraced house | 26 Mar 2026 | £465,000 | 80 m² | £5,813 |
| 31 Woodlands Grove | Terraced house | 30 May 2025 | £475,000 | 87 m² | £5,460 |
| 11 Woodlands Grove | Terraced house | 14 Feb 2025 | £380,000 | 63 m² | £6,032 |
| 23 Woodlands Grove | Terraced house | 14 Feb 2025 | £462,000 | 93 m² | £4,968 |
| 19 Woodlands Grove | Terraced house | 2 Dec 2024 | £365,200 | 58 m² | £6,297 |
| 15 Woodlands Grove | Semi-detached house | 9 Feb 2023 | £480,000 | 83 m² | £5,783 |
| 3 Woodlands Grove | Semi-detached house | 6 Dec 2022 | £626,000 | 108 m² | £5,796 |
| 29 Woodlands Grove | Terraced house | 20 Sept 2022 | £455,000 | 80 m² | £5,688 |
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 £462,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 17% more than the authority average.
Who lives in and around CR5 3AN: 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 38% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 043D: 1,881 residents in 671 households around CR5 3AN. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1523%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4429%
- 45 to 6423%
- 65 and over15%
Household type
- One person16%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children43%
- Other26%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright28%
- Mortgage or shared46%
- Private rented8%
- Social rented18%
Cars and vans per household
- No car14%
- 1 car43%
- 2 cars33%
- 3 or more10%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (921 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good85%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above34%
- A level or equivalent18%
- GCSE level25%
- None16%
Schools near CR5 3AN, Woodlands Grove: 5 within 1.8 km, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 460 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 600 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 790 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Serenity School Other independent special school · ages 11-19 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodmansterne Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 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 3AN: 62 minutes to Victoria 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 3AN to central London
| Victoria | 62 min | walk 14 min → train 10 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 64 min | walk 14 min → train 25 min → train 20 min |
Stations near CR5 3AN
| Woodmansterne | 390 m | about 6 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 1120 m | about 18 min walk |
| Chipstead | 1260 m | about 21 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near CR5 3AN
10 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166 434. Nearest stop: Woodlands Grove, 95 m away.
Energy use around CR5 3AN: homes nearby use 15% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 15% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 043D (686 gas meters, 694 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 73% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 12,376 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 67% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,892 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 3AN: NO₂ 10 µg/m³, inside the UK legal limit and within 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 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 115 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 3AN: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 3 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 | Woodcote Medical | 800 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 470 m | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 1.1 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 1.0 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Corrigan Recreation Ground | 1.2 km | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.9 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near CR5 3AN
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.
3 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 1.0 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.3 km |
| Public charge point | 2.8 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 3AN: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around CR5 3AN
Crime and policing near CR5 3AN
1,165 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of CR5 3AN
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 626, earlier 6 months: 539.
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 3AN
59 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 38 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: St Aidans Roman Catholic Primary School (216 m, rated 5); Olive Dining At Smitham Primary School (216 m, rated 5); Londis (313 m, rated 5); Best One (317 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around CR5 3AN
- 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 3AN 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 Woodlands Grove compares with the other 104 ranked CR5 roads
Woodlands Grove ranks 71st of 104 CR5 roads for median sale price, at £462,000 against a district-wide road median of £543,750, and 15th of 96 for house price per square metre. 11% 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 | Woodlands Grove | CR5 road median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price since 2019 | £462,000 | £543,750 | 71st of 104 |
| House price per m² | £5,783 | £5,147 | 15th of 96 |
| Homes rated EPC C or better | 11% | 25% | 87th of 104 |
| Years a home is typically held | 4.9 | 7.3 | 87th of 101 |
| Yearly gain between sales | 6.3% | 5.3% | 26th of 101 |
| Flats as a share of homes | 0% | 0% | 80th of 104 |
Roads with at least eight addresses in our records. Full league table on the street rankings page.
Council tax in CR5 3AN: 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 3AN, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What council is CR5 3AN in?
CR5 3AN is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
What is the average house price in CR5 3AN?
Houses in CR5 3AN sold for a median of £462,000 since 2019 (15 sales).
How much is council tax in CR5 3AN?
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 3AN?
The nearest primary and secondary schools include Chipstead Valley Primary School (460 m), St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (600 m) and Smitham Primary School (790 m).
How much do homes cost in CR5 3AN?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £462,000 (15 sales), about £5,783 per square metre.
Which council is CR5 3AN in?
CR5 3AN 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 terraced house of about 85 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D.
Which streets are in CR5 3AN?
Woodlands Grove.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address in CR5 3AN, Woodlands Grove, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Woodlands Grove | Semi-detached | 102 m² | D | £575,000 · 2021 | £5,637 |
| 3 Woodlands Grove | Semi-detached | 108 m² | D | £626,000 · 2022 | £5,796 |
| 7 Woodlands Grove | Semi-detached | 93 m² | D | £415,000 · 2020 | £4,462 |
| 9 Woodlands Grove | Semi-detached | 63 m² | D | £247,000 · 2006 | £3,921 |
| 11 Woodlands Grove | Terraced | 63 m² | C | £380,000 · 2025 | £6,032 |
| 15 Woodlands Grove | Semi-detached | 83 m² | E | £480,000 · 2023 | £5,783 |
| 17 Woodlands Grove | Terraced | 77 m² | D | £455,000 · 2021 | £5,909 |
| 19 Woodlands Grove | Terraced | 58 m² | D | £365,200 · 2024 | £6,297 |
| 23 Woodlands Grove | Terraced | 93 m² | D | £462,000 · 2025 | £4,968 |
| 27 Woodlands Grove | Terraced | 94 m² | D | £625,000 · 2021 | £6,649 |
| 29 Woodlands Grove | Terraced | 80 m² | D | £465,000 · 2026 | £5,813 |
| 31 Woodlands Grove | Terraced | 87 m² | C | £475,000 · 2025 | £5,460 |