CR5 3AS, Parkside Gardens, Coulsdon: house prices, sold prices and local information
The most common home is a other house of about null m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC C. 2 sales recorded since 1995 across 1 address in this postcode, in London Borough of Croydon.
- What we found
- 1 address on Parkside Gardens.
- This postcode is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Coulsdon Town ward.
- 100% 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 520 m away; fastest weekday train to London Victoria 63 min.
CR5 3AS: a Coulsdon postcode on Parkside Gardens
CR5 3AS is a postcode on Parkside Gardens 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.
1 address on record. The most common home is a other house of about null m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC C. 100% of rated homes are EPC band C or better, ahead of the 40% across the wider sample.
The postcode sits about 128 m above sea level. 43% of households in the surrounding Census area run two or more cars or vans. The nearest station, Woodmansterne, is 520 m away, and the quickest weekday journey into London in TfL's planner is 63 minutes to Victoria.
Map of CR5 3AS, Parkside Gardens: every home
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale.
House prices in CR5 3AS: every recorded sale since 1995
Homes in CR5 3AS, Parkside Gardens: size, energy rating and type
- Median yearly gain on resale
- 10.2%
- Ward
- Coulsdon Town
- Constituency
- Croydon South
EPC energy ratings in CR5 3AS
Type
Latest house sales in CR5 3AS, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Parkside Gardens | Semi-detached house | 25 Aug 2006 | £267,000 | – | – |
| 4 Parkside Gardens | Semi-detached house | 9 Aug 1999 | £135,000 | – | – |
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 3AS: 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 3AS. 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 3AS, Parkside Gardens: 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 | 470 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 690 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 880 m 14 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) | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodmansterne Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 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 3AS: 63 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 3AS to central London
| Victoria | 63 min | walk 15 min → train 10 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 65 min | walk 15 min → train 25 min → train 20 min |
Stations near CR5 3AS
| Woodmansterne | 520 m | about 8 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 1140 m | about 19 min walk |
| Chipstead | 1190 m | about 19 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near CR5 3AS
6 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166 434. Nearest stop: Ridgemount Avenue, 46 m away.
Energy use around CR5 3AS: 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 3AS: NO₂ 9.4 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) | 9.4 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 128 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 3AS: 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 | 900 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 580 m | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 1.2 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 1.1 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Lakers Rise Recreation Ground | 1.2 km | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 4.0 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near CR5 3AS
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 | 1.1 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.4 km |
| Public charge point | 2.9 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 3AS: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around CR5 3AS
Crime and policing near CR5 3AS
1,165 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of CR5 3AS
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 3AS
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 35 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: St Aidans Roman Catholic Primary School (235 m, rated 5); Olive Dining At Smitham Primary School (235 m, rated 5); Best One (394 m, rated 5); Olive Dining Ltd At Chipstead Valley Primary School (433 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around CR5 3AS
- 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 3AS 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.
Council tax in CR5 3AS: 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 3AS, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What council is CR5 3AS in?
CR5 3AS is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
What is the average house price in CR5 3AS?
CR5 3AS has 2 recorded sales, too few for a reliable median.
How much is council tax in CR5 3AS?
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 3AS?
The nearest primary and secondary schools include Chipstead Valley Primary School (470 m), St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (690 m) and Smitham Primary School (880 m).
How much do homes cost in CR5 3AS?
CR5 3AS has 2 recorded sales across 1 address, too few for a reliable median.
Which council is CR5 3AS in?
CR5 3AS 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 other house of about null m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC C.
Which streets are in CR5 3AS?
Parkside Gardens.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address in CR5 3AS, Parkside Gardens, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Parkside Gardens | Other | – | C | £267,000 · 2006 | – |